{"product_id":"mother-courage-and-her-children-by-bertolt-brecht-9781350178533","title":"Mother Courage and Her Children","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new Student Edition, featuring the classic John Willett translation of the play, includes an introduction by Katherine Hollander, which explores the following:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContexts:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thirty Years War (1618-1648); World War II and exile; sources; influential figures such as Brecht, Margarete Steffin, Helene Weigel, and Karin Michaelis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThemes:\u003c\/strong\u003e War, nature, capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDramatic devices:\u003c\/strong\u003e Epic theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduction history and critical reception.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcademic debate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marxist, feminist, and postmodernist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFurther study.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWidely regarded as Brecht's best work, \u003ci\u003eMother Courage and Her Children\u003c\/i\u003e was written in 1938-1939 and received its premiere in Zurich in 1941. Mother Courage, a canteen woman serving with the Swedish Army during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), follows the armies, selling provisions and liquor to the troops. Both her sons die in the war, and her mute 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362925592812,"sku":"9781350178533","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19697613482668.jpg?v=1772903080","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/mother-courage-and-her-children-by-bertolt-brecht-9781350178533","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}