{"product_id":"peer-gynt-paperback-1","title":"Peer Gynt - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Rackham\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Archer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eCharles Archer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeer Gynt\u003c\/i\u003e is Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's most celebrated work, based loosely on the Scandinavian fairy tale character, Per Gynt. First published in 1867, \u003ci\u003ePeer Gynt\u003c\/i\u003e tells of the adventures of the seemingly amoral character of that name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe five-act play starts with Peer running off with the bride at another man's wedding, and continues in a similar vein, including (but not limited to) outrageous adventures such as his drunken interactions with three amorous dairymaids who are waiting to be courted by trolls; his meeting the king of the mountain trolls; his departure to North Africa (where he earns money from the slave trade and sending idols to China); his adoption by a Bedouin tribe as prophet; his move to Egypt and his conversations with the Sphinx; and finally, his return home where he is confronted with an accounting of his life, and all the things that he has done wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a dramatic final scene, he is confronted with the Button-moulder, who maintains that Peer's soul must be melted down with other faulty goods unless he can explain when and where in life he has been \"himself.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIbsen's play has been performed, debated, studied, and \"interpreted\" at the highest academic institutions across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn essence it tells of man's striving to be better-and is an extreme example of man's fall. Gynt is mysteriously attractive to women, a narcissist, a self-idolator, a liar, and a self-deceiver. But finally, he is called to account, and finds a way to justify his actions and to become a better person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoes he succeed? This remains the burning question . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIbsen asked the composer Edvard Grieg to compose music for the play-which was done, the most famous of which became the suite popularly known as In the Hall of the Mountain King.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenrik Johan Ibsen (1828-1906) was a major nineteenth-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. Often regarded as the father of literary realism, his major works include \u003ci\u003eBrand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Master Builder.\u003c\/i\u003e He remains the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42715220475967,"sku":"9781542856416","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/feaf1010f027852bad7b3bd2bd904c4f.webp?v=1765070726","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/peer-gynt-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}