Survival in Simplicissimus and Mutter Courage
By: Cara M. Horwich.
Series: Studies in modern German literature,; vol. 81
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
Subjects: Grimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoph von, 1625-1676.; Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.; Survival in literature.
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [113]-138) and index.