Published by Methuen Drama, the collected dramatic works of Bertolt
Brecht are presented in the most comprehensive and authoritative
editions of Brecht's plays in the English language. The fifth volume
in the Brecht Collected Plays series brings together two of Brecht's
best-known and most frequently performed and studied plays: Life of
Galileo and Mother Courage and Her Children. Galileo, which examines
the conflict between free inquiry and official ideology, contains one
of Brecht's most human and complex central characters. Temporarily
silenced by the Inquisition's threat of torture, and forced to abjure
his theories publicly, Galileo continues to work in private,
eventually smuggling his work out of the country. As an examination of
the problems that face not only the scientist but also the whole
spirit of free inquiry when brought into conflict with the
requirements of government or official ideology, Life of Galileo has
few equals. Mother Courage is usually seen as Brecht's greatest work.
Remaining a powerful indictment of war and social injustice, it is an
epic drama set in the seventeenth century during the Thirty Years'
War. The plot follows the resilient Mother Courage who survives by
running a commissary business that profits from all sides. As the war
claims all of her children in turn, the play poignantly demonstrates
that no one can profit from the war without being subject to its
terrible cost also. The translations are ideal for both study and
performance. The volume is accompanied by a full introduction and
notes by the series editor John Willett and includes Brecht's own
notes and relevant texts as well as all the important textual
variants.
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9781408177426
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2015
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Methuen Drama
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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