| Mother Courage and Her Children Revised Edition Contributor(s): Brecht, Bertolt (Author), Manheim, Ralph (Editor), Willett, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0413412903 ISBN-13: 9780413412904 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - General - Poetry |
| Dewey: 832.912 |
| LCCN: 87146348 |
| Series: Modern Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.40 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this chronicle of the European Thirty Years War and taking place between the years 1624 and 1636, Mother Courage follows the armies back and forth across Europe, selling provisions and liquor from her canteen wagon to whomever she can. One by one she loses her children to the war but will not part with her livelihood - the wagon. The Berlin production of 1949, with Helene Weigel as Mother Courage, marked the foundation of the Berliner Ensemble. Considered by many to be one of the greatest anti-war plays ever written and Brecht's masterpiece, the play is a powerful example of Epic Theatre and Brecht's use of alienationeffect to focus attention not on individual characters but on the issues of the play. This edition published in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series offers a full introduction as well as Brecht's own notes and textual variants, setting it apart from all other editions available in the English language. The play is presented in John Willett's trusted translation. 'One of the greatest poets and dramatists of our century' (Observer). |
Contributor Bio(s): Brecht, Bertolt: - Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose plays, work with the Berliner Ensemble and critical writings have had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include The Threepenny Opera, Fear and Misery of the Third Reich, The Life of Galileo, Mother Courage and Her Children and The Caucasian Chalk Circle. |