a ISBN 0-413-70290-1

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number PT2603.R397

b Item number B74 1995

a Dewey Classification 832.912

a Personal name Brecht, Bertolt,

d Dates associated with a name 1898-1956.

a Uniform title Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder.

a Title Mother Courage and her children /

c Statement of responsibility, etc Bertolt Brecht ; a version for the National Theatre by David Hare.

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc London :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Methuen Drama,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 1995.

a Extent xi, 93 p. ;

c Dimensions 19 cm.

a Series statement Methuen world classics

a Series statement A Methuen modern play

a Summary, etc This 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 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. Considered by many to be one of the greatest anti-war plays ever written and Brecht's masterpiece, it remains a powerful example of Brecht's Epic Theatre and pioneering theatrical style. Review: At last--the definitive translations of one of the 20th century's most influential playwrights Far superior to the competition. "Theatre Journal""

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element German drama

a Personal name Hare, David,

d Dates associated with a name 1947-

a Uniform title Methuen modern plays.

a Uniform title Methuen world classics.