In this chronicle of the European Thirty Years War and taking place
between the years 1624 and 1636, Mother Courage follows the armies
back and forth across Europe, selling provisions and liquor from
her canteen wagon to whomever she can. 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, the play is a powerful example of Epic
Theatre and Brecht's use of alienation effect to focus attention
not on individual characters but on the issues of the play. This
edition published in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series offers
a full introduction as well as Brecht's own notes and textual
variants, setting it apart from all other editions available in the
English language. The play is presented in John Willett's trusted
translation. 'One of the greatest poets and dramatists of our
century' (Observer).
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