Peer Gynt - A Dramatic Poem - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham: A Dramatic Poem
By Henrik Ibsen and Arthur Rackham
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Henrik Ibsen
Born in 1828, Henrik Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright and poet, often associated with the early Modernist movement in theatre. Determined to become a playwright from a young age, Ibsen began writing while working as an apprentice pharmacist to help support his family. Though his early plays were largely unsuccessful, Ibsen was able to take employment at a theatre where he worked as a writer, director, and producer. Ibsen’s first success came with Brand and Peter Gynt, and with later plays like A Doll’s House, Ghosts, and The Master Builder he became one of the most performed playwrights in the world, second only to William Shakespeare. Ibsen died in his home in Norway in 1906 at the age of 78.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I don't know what to make of this play. It seems considerably different from the other Ibsen plays I have read, almost a fantasy mixed with a morality play... I liked the rhyming aspect and there were some funny parts but overall, I was just confused and it went on too long.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Nogal chaotisch geordend verhaal van de jonge Peer Gynt die door zijn grootsprakerigheid in de problemen komt, gaat rondzwerven, allerlei avonturen beleeft en uiteindelijk thuis weer zijn bestemming vindt, namelijk zichzelf. Mengeling van schelmenroman, elementen uit Voltaire’s verhalen en de Faust van Goethe. Niet helemaal geslaagd, en in elk geval voor toneel niet meer uitvoerbaar.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Music made me read this play. Have you ever heard these songs? * In the Hall of the Mountain King * Morning MoodThey were written by Grieg, along with many other songs as the incidental music for Ibsen’s play. It’s a great experience to read the words that inspired those famous melodies.Aside from the music, the play is brilliant on its own. It’s the story of a wholly self-centered anti-hero who is not good enough for heaven, nor bad enough for hell. (Ironically, Peer’s flaw—for all his selfishness—is not being himself!) Aside from the underlying Pelagianism, the scenes at the end with the Button-Molder are incredibly poignant. Listen to the Button-Molder: But, my friend, that precisely is your offense. You aren’t a sinner in the larger sense; That’s why you’re let off the fiery griddle And go, like the rest, in the casting ladle.I scanned in my own copy of the book cover, the Signet Classic edition from 1964, because I love the painting. The Amazon link points to an in-stock version of the same translation.