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Brecht Collected Plays: 5: Life of Galileo; Mother Courage and Her Children
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Brecht Collected Plays: 5: Life of Galileo; Mother Courage and Her Children
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Bertolt Brecht
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Translated by John Willett
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Edited by John Willett
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Edited by Ralph Manheim
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| Series | World Classics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:448 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Plays, playscripts |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780413699701
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| Classifications | Dewey:832.912 |
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| Audience | | General | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Methuen Drama
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| Publication Date |
13 November 1995 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This fifth volume in the Collected Plays series brings together two of Brecht's plays, "The Life of Galileo" and "Mother Courage and her Children". "Galileo" examines the conflict between free enquiry and official ideology, through the story of the great astronomer and his persecution by the Inquisition. It contains one of Brecht's most human and complex central characters. The eponymous heroine of "Mother Courage" is another of the playwright's great creations. As the Thirty Years' War rages around her, claiming her children one by one, she nevertheless clings to her canteen wagon, the source of her livelihood.
Author Biography
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose work has had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include The Threepenny Opera, Life of Galileo, and The Caucasian Chalk Circle. His plays and dramatic theory are central to the study of modern theatre.
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