Mother Courage and her children : a chronicle of the Thirty Years' War / English version by Eric Bentley.

Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder. English

124 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Translation of : Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder

A chronicle play of the Thirty Years War of the seventeenth century, the remarkable Mother Courage follows the armies back and forth across Europe, selling provisions and liquor to both sides from her canteen wagon. As the action of the play progresses, between the years 1624 and 1646, she remains indomitable in her profiteering, refusing to part with her wagon and her livelihood even as she loses her each of her three children to the conflict. The play demonstrates poignantly that those trying to profit from a war cannot escape its costs. The play is one of the most celebrated examples of Epic Theatre and of Brecht's use of alienation effect to focus attention on the issues of the play, over and above the individual characters. First performed in Switzerland in 1941, it is regarded as one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century and one of the great anti-war plays of all time.

12 scenes ; multiple sets ; 19m, 7w.

Men

D B829mu 1966