This new Student Edition, featuring the classic John Willett
translation of the play, includes an introduction by Katherine
Hollander, which explores the following: * Contexts (Thirty Years War,
1618-1648; World War II and exile; sources; influential figures such
as Brecht, Margarete Steffin, Helene Weigel and Karin Michaelis) *
Themes (war; nature; capitalism) * Dramatic devices (epic theatre) *
Production history and critical reception * Academic debate (Marxist,
feminist and postmodernist) * Further study Widely regarded as
Brecht's best work, Mother Courage and her Children was written in
1938-9 and received its premiere in Zurich in 1941. Mother Courage - a
canteen woman serving with the Swedish Army during the Thirty Years
War (1618-48) - follows the armies, selling provisions and liquor to
the troops. Both her sons die in the war and her dumb daughter,
Kattrin, is mortally wounded as she beats a drum to warn the town of
Halle of an impending attack. Yet, all the while, Mother Courage
continues her travels with her wagon, indomitably businesslike,
calculating how she can make material profit from the war and turn
conflict into capital.
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ISBN
9781350178540
Publisert
2022
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Methuen Drama
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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