Mother Courage and her children : a chronicle of the Thirty Years' War

By:

Brecht, Bertolt

Contributor(s):

Bentley, Eric (Translator)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994.Description: lxxiii, 112pISBN:

0195618416

Subject(s):

Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 -- Drama

DDC classification:

832 BRE

Contents:

Preface.-- Note.-- Introduction.-- 1. Brecht's Life and Works.-- 2. Brecht's Theatrical Context, Theory of Drama and Theatre.-- 3. Mother Courage and her Children: Genesis and Influences.-- 4. The Thirty Years War.-- 5. Brecht's Treatment of the Thirty Years War and his Attitude to History.-- 6. Analysis of the Play: Theme and Structure.-- 7. Kattrin as the true 'Mother Courage'.-- 8. Character and Function of the Chaplain.-- 9. The Songs.-- 10. The Nature of the Play and the Character of Mother Courage.-- Mother Courage and Her Children.-- A Note on the text, English Translations and Early Productions.-- Notes.-- Bibliography.--

Summary: Widely considered one of the great dramatic creations of the modern stage, "Mother Courage and Her Children" is Bertolt Brecht's most passionate and profound statement against war. Set in the seventeenth century, the play follows Anna Fierling -- "Mother Courage" -- an itinerant trader, as she pulls her wagon of wares and her children through the blood and carnage of Europe's religious wars. Battered by hardships, brutality, and the degradation and death of her children, she ultimately finds herself alone with the one thing in which she truly believes -- her ramshackle wagon with its tattered flag and freight of boots and brandy. Fitting herself in its harness, the old woman manages, with the last of her strength, to drag it onward to the next battle. In the enduring figure of Mother Courage, Bertolt Brecht has created one of the most extraordinary characters in the literature of drama.

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Preface.--
Note.--
Introduction.--
1. Brecht's Life and Works.--
2. Brecht's Theatrical Context, Theory of Drama and Theatre.--
3. Mother Courage and her Children: Genesis and Influences.--
4. The Thirty Years War.--
5. Brecht's Treatment of the Thirty Years War and his Attitude to History.--
6. Analysis of the Play: Theme and Structure.--
7. Kattrin as the true 'Mother Courage'.--
8. Character and Function of the Chaplain.--
9. The Songs.--
10. The Nature of the Play and the Character of Mother Courage.--

Mother Courage and Her Children.--
A Note on the text, English Translations and Early Productions.--
Notes.--
Bibliography.--

Widely considered one of the great dramatic creations of the modern stage, "Mother Courage and Her Children" is Bertolt Brecht's most passionate and profound statement against war. Set in the seventeenth century, the play follows Anna Fierling -- "Mother Courage" -- an itinerant trader, as she pulls her wagon of wares and her children through the blood and carnage of Europe's religious wars. Battered by hardships, brutality, and the degradation and death of her children, she ultimately finds herself alone with the one thing in which she truly believes -- her ramshackle wagon with its tattered flag and freight of boots and brandy. Fitting herself in its harness, the old woman manages, with the last of her strength, to drag it onward to the next battle. In the enduring figure of Mother Courage, Bertolt Brecht has created one of the most extraordinary characters in the literature of drama.

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