| Mother Courage and Her Children Contributor(s): Brecht, Bertolt (Author), Hofmann, Michael (Translator), Willett, John (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0713684666 ISBN-13: 9780713684667 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: A new translation by Michael Hofmann is published to coincide with the United Kingdom's national tour by English Touring Theatre. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - General |
| Dewey: 832 |
| Series: Methuen Drama Modern Plays |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.1" W x 7.81" (0.24 lbs) 104 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mother Courage and Her Children is widely regarded as Brecht's best work, a theatrical landmark and one of the most powerful anti-war plays in history. This translation by Michael Hofmann was published to coincide with the UK tour by English Touring Theatre in 2006. In this chronicle of the Thirty Years War of the seventeenth century, Mother Courage follows the armies back and forth across Europe, selling provisions and liquor from her canteen wagon. As the action of the play progresses between the years 1624 and 1646 she loses her children to the war but remains indomitable, refusing to part with her livelihood - the wagon. The play is one of the most celebrated examples of Epic Theatre and of Brecht's use of alienation effect to focus attention on the issues of the play above the individual characters. It remains regarded as one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century and one of the great anti-war plays of all time. The Berlin production of 1949, with Helene Weigel as Mother Courage, marked the foundation of the Berliner Ensemble. Translated by the celebrated, German-born translator Michael Hofmann who has won multiple awards for his translation of works from German into English, the stage production was acclaimed for his 'gutsy, colloquial translation' (The Stage). |
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. Hofmann, Michael: -Michael Hofmann is a poet and frequent contributor to The New York Times Book Review, and is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost translators of works from German to English. He lives in London. |