Mother Courage and Her Children (Penguin Classics) Paperback - 2007
by Brecht, Bertolt
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Mother Courage and Her Children is a classic in the repertory of Western theater. Written in response to the outbreak of World War II, this "chronicle play" of the Thirty Years War follows one of Brecht's most enduring characters, Courage, as she trails the armies across Europe, selling provisions from her canteen wagon. However, Courage pays the highest price of all. One by one, her children are devoured by violence, but she will not give up her livelihood-the wagon and the war.
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- Title Mother Courage and Her Children (Penguin Classics)
- Author Brecht, Bertolt
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 192
- Language EN
- Publisher Penguin Classics
- Date 2007
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0143105280I3N00
- ISBN 9780143105282
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Mother Courage and Her Children is a classic in the repertory of Western theater. Written in response to the outbreak of World War II, this "chronicle play" of the Thirty Years War follows one of Brecht's most enduring characters, Courage, as she trails the armies across Europe, selling provisions from her canteen wagon. However, Courage pays the highest price of all. One by one, her children are devoured by violence, but she will not give up her livelihood-the wagon and the war.