| Survival in «Simplicissimus»and «Mutter Courage» Contributor(s): Brown, Peter D. G. (Editor), Horwich, Cara M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820430587 ISBN-13: 9780820430584 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - General - Literary Criticism | European - German |
| Dewey: 832.509 |
| LCCN: 95050146 |
| Series: Studies in Modern German Literature, |
| Physical Information: 153 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study argues that the underlying link between Grimmelshausen's "Simplicissimus" and Brecht's "Mutter Courage" is a concern with human survival in a dangerous world. It focuses on the various threats to survival, the way the characters deal with them, and the price they pay for doing so. Furthermore, it discusses other survival possibilities explored in the texts and comes to the conclusion that both Brecht and Grimmelshausen present figures from the lower clergy as models of survival. This is a surprising irony in the light of Brecht's communism and the setting of religious conflict in both works. |