{"product_id":"peer-gynt-paperback","title":"Peer Gynt - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenrik Ibsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGerry Bamman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore writing the plays in prose for which he would be universally acclaimed as the father of modern drama (\u003cem\u003eHedda Gabler, The Master Builder, \u003c\/em\u003e etc.), Henrik Ibsen wrote two of the last great verse epics of the nineteenth century, \u003cem\u003eBrand\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePeer Gynt\u003c\/em\u003e. Based in part on the folk traditions of the playwright's native Norway, \u003cem\u003ePeer Gynt\u003c\/em\u003e remains one of the key challenges--and greatest entertainments--of the international stage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns comic, tragic, lyrical and fantastic, \u003cem\u003ePeer Gynt\u003c\/em\u003e is an allegory of the title character's search for complete fulfillment, from the fjords of Norway to the deserts of Africa and back. Rarely translated in full, or in the verse format of the original, \u003cem\u003ePeer Gynt\u003c\/em\u003e is here made available in a striking contemporary version which restores the poetry and humor so often lacking in English-language Ibsen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenrik Ibsen\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in 1828 in the small Norwegian town of Skien. During a 27-year, self-imposed exile in Italy and Germany, he wrote his best-known plays, returning to Norway in 1891 as a celebrated author. He died in 1906.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerry Bamman\u003c\/strong\u003e and\u003cstrong\u003e Irene B. Berman\u003c\/strong\u003e's translations of Ibsen's \u003cem\u003ePeer Gynt, Hedda Gabler, A Doll House, The Master Builder, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Duck\u003c\/em\u003e have been produced by Hartford Stage Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Los Angeles Theater Center and Arena Stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 4.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691606478911,"sku":"9781559360456","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b024e97a284680813237887a0deddcda.webp?v=1764992635","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/peer-gynt-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}