Brecht, Bertolt 1898-1956

Mother Courage and her children : a chronicle of the Thirty Years' War by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
121 editions published between 1936 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 3,181 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Widely considered one of the great dramatic creations of the modern stage, Mother Courage and Her Children is Bertolt Brecht's most passionate and profound statement against war. Set in the seventeenth century, the play follows Anna Fierling--'Mother Courage'--an itinerant trader, as she pulls her wagon of wares and her children through the blood and carnage of Europe's religious wars

The threepenny opera by Kurt Weill ( Book )
97 editions published between 1933 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 2,432 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Brecht's famous adaptation to the modern era of John Gay's The beggar's opera, satirizing social and political beliefs through its portrayal of a world of thieves and prostitutes

Brecht on theatre; the development of an aesthetic by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
54 editions published between 1964 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 2,064 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Caucasian chalk circle by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
95 editions published between 1946 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 2,049 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The people of two farms in Georgia (Republic of Russia) debate over land ownership in a socialistic society. The play raises the question of private property; of who bears the right to ownership. Should something (someone) be owned by the one who possesses it? Or, by the one who can make the best use of it?

Galileo by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
28 editions published between 1947 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,514 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dramatizes the effect of Galileo's extraordinary discoveries on those around him, and the choice he had to make when accused of heresy by the Inquisition for stating that the earth revolved around the sun

Saint Joan of the stockyards, a drama by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
24 editions published between 1962 and 1998 in English and German and held by 1,441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in the Chicago stockyards, 1920-30, the author shows his increasing interest in communism, ans his struggle to relate his artistic efforts to his concern for suffering mankind

Parables for the theatre; two plays: The good woman of Setzuan and The Caucasian chalk circle by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
46 editions published between 1947 and 1987 in English and German and held by 1,396 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Good woman of Setzuan - The Caucasian chalk circle

Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder : eine Chronik aus dem Dreissigjährigen Krieg by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
248 editions published between 1900 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 1,395 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Skuespil om marketendersken og den tidligere regimentskøge, der følger Trediveårskrigens hære og lever af krigen og dens lidelser, men ikke vil betale de ofre, der kræves for at holde krigen, og forretningen, i gang

Das Leben des Galilei und der Fall Bertolt Brecht by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
270 editions published between 1955 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 1,271 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
70 editions published between 1955 and 2013 in English and German and held by 1,246 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dramatizes the effect of Galileo's extraordinary discoveries on those around him, and the choice he had to make when accused of heresy by the Inquisition for stating that the earth revolved around the sun