{"product_id":"mother-courage-and-her-children-paperback","title":"Mother Courage and Her Children - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Hare\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBertolt Brecht\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Hare\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis version of Brecht's great anti-war play by playwright David Hare was premiered by the National Theatre, London, in November 1995. It adopts a freer approach to the text than many editions, adapting the original rather than offering a close translation. In this chronicle of the Thirty Years War, Mother Courage follows\u003cbr\u003ethe armies back and forth across Europe, selling provisions and liquor\u003cbr\u003efrom her canteen wagon. One by one she loses her children to the war\u003cbr\u003ebut will not part with her livelihood - the wagon. The Berlin\u003cbr\u003eproduction of 1949, with Helene Weigel as Mother Courage, marked the\u003cbr\u003efoundation of the Berliner Ensemble. \u003cbr\u003eConsidered by many to\u003cbr\u003ebe one of the greatest anti-war plays ever written and Brecht's\u003cbr\u003emasterpiece, it remains a powerful example of Brecht's Epic Theatre and pioneering theatrical style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA major dramatist of the twentieth century, Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was the founder of one of the most influential theatre companies, the Berliner Ensemble, and the creator of some of the landmark plays of the twentieth century: \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Galileo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMother Courage\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Caucasian Chalk Circle. \u003c\/i\u003eHis plays and dramatic theory are central to the study of modern theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52502890021171,"sku":"9780413702906","price":39.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WmE3NC9pejRXd3g4SSs0QXo3YXZZQT09.webp?v=1760158595","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/mother-courage-and-her-children-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}