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Life of Courage

Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen

3.6/5 ( ratings)

"The Life of Courage , one episode from whose life Brecht used as the basis for his Mother Courage, is the female counterpart to Simplicissimus. A young girl caught up in the turmoil of the Thirty Years War, she survives, even prospers, by the use of her native cunning and sexual attraction. Completely amoral, she flits from man to man, having a succession of husbands and lovers, and ends her life with a band of gypsies." "Courage supposedly tells her story to get her own back on Simplicissimus, who treats her rather dismissively in his memoirs. Her method is to reveal the truth about herself, including the fact that she was recovering from the pox at the time of their affair, so that he will be tarred with the same brush. The result is a lively account of lechery, knavery and trickery told with disarming frankness and a complete lack of remorse."--BOOK JACKET.

Language: English

Pages: 100

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Dedalus

Release: February 25, 2015

ISBN: 1873982569

ISBN 13: 9781873982563

Life of Courage

Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen

3.6/5 ( ratings)

"The Life of Courage , one episode from whose life Brecht used as the basis for his Mother Courage, is the female counterpart to Simplicissimus. A young girl caught up in the turmoil of the Thirty Years War, she survives, even prospers, by the use of her native cunning and sexual attraction. Completely amoral, she flits from man to man, having a succession of husbands and lovers, and ends her life with a band of gypsies." "Courage supposedly tells her story to get her own back on Simplicissimus, who treats her rather dismissively in his memoirs. Her method is to reveal the truth about herself, including the fact that she was recovering from the pox at the time of their affair, so that he will be tarred with the same brush. The result is a lively account of lechery, knavery and trickery told with disarming frankness and a complete lack of remorse."--BOOK JACKET.

Language: English

Pages: 100

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Dedalus

Release: February 25, 2015

ISBN: 1873982569

ISBN 13: 9781873982563

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