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Mother Courage and Her Children is an anti-war play by Bertolt Brecht that was written in 1939 and first performed in 1941
. The German title of the play is Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder. A modernist play comprising what might be considered a set of allegorical tales lifted over a 30-year span, it defies certain expectations of drama, focusing less on action and events than on delivering its messages about war, human conflict, and human nature.Read the full play summary, the full play analysis, and explanations of important quotes in Mother Courage and Her Children.
