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. In this chronicle of the Thirty Years War, Mother Courage follows the armies back and forth across Europe, selling provisions and liquor from her canteen wagon. 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.
This unique bilingual edition allows students to compare the original German text with a translation by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner. His translation is inventive and vigorous, making Brecht's epic drama accessible to the 21st century reader. Contemporary language and humour make it the perfect English version to elucidate and compare with the original text. This edition also includes a critical introduction to the play, as well as editorial notes detailing the changes Brecht made to the typescripts and further commentary referring to the translation of particular words and phrases.
Mother Courage and Her Children: Modern Plays Parallel Text Editions, Bilingual edition
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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. In this chronicle of the Thirty Years War, Mother Courage follows the armies back and forth across Europe, selling provisions and liquor from her canteen wagon. 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.
This unique bilingual edition allows students to compare the original German text with a translation by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner. His translation is inventive and vigorous, making Brecht's epic drama accessible to the 21st century reader. Contemporary language and humour make it the perfect English version to elucidate and compare with the original text. This edition also includes a critical introduction to the play, as well as editorial notes detailing the changes Brecht made to the typescripts and further commentary referring to the translation of particular words and phrases.
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