Product Description

Peer Gynt was Ibsen's last work to use poetry as a medium of dramatic expression, and the poetry is brilliantly appropriate to the imaginative swings between Scandinavian oral folk traditions, the Morrocan coast, the Sahara Desert, and the absurdist images of the Cairo madhouse. This translation is taken from the acclaimed Oxford Ibsen. John McFarlane is Emeritus Professor of European Literature at the University of East Anglia, and General Editor of the Oxford Ibsen.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #287596 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-24
• Original language: Norwegian
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

Customer Reviews

Cooked up Al Dante
Ibsen unleashes his witty imagination in his book, marking his great transition from poetry to prose. Not unlike Dante's Divine Comedy the political satire underlines the author's discontent with the social environment of his time. The style and plot line may seem a little uneven at times (to me anyway).It uses images and references to mythological tales to express its deeper purpose very cleverly. it reads like a charm, you can't put it down and it is perhaps the most enjoyable of Ibsen's writings. (the ending is exceptional).-Reg Dury.

New version of Peer Gynt
This is such a fantastic play. I was doing my MA in acting college and adaptations was what it was about. I read the original Ibsen version and loved it, I'm a fan of Ibsen anyway, but this is such a unique play. I ordered Colin Teeven's version and luckily it came to me quite quickly, and loved it also! I highly recommened it, if you're a lover of Ibsen, Colin Teeven, any plays of the weird and wonderful, and you don't mind a bit of bad language. Truely Brilliant.