Peer Gynt

Details

Instance of

dramatic work

Inception

1867

Publication date

14 November 1867

Author

Henrik Ibsen

Composer

Edvard Grieg

Based on

Norwegian Huldre Fairy Tales and Folklore, Per Gynt

Derivative works

Peer Gynt, Peer Gynt, Peer Gynt Suites, Peer Gynt, Peer Gynt, Peer Gynt Sculpture Park, Peer Gynt, Peer Gynt, Peer Gynt, Peer Gynt, Peer Gynt, Peer Gynt

Genre

verse drama

Depicts

Peer Gynt

characters

Peer Gynt, Solveig, Mother Aase, Anitra, Aslak, Little Helga, The Newcomer, The Newcomer's wife, The farmer at Hegstad, Ingrid Hegstad, Mads Moen, Mads Moen's mother

copyright status

public domain, public domain

country of origin

Norway

date of first performance

24 February 1876

described by source

The Virtual Ibsen Centre, Henrik Ibsen's writings Digital Edition, The Encyclopedia Americana

first line

Peer, du lyver!

form of creative work

play

has edition or translation

Henrik Ibsen's writings Digital Edition, Henrik Ibsen's Writings Book Edition, The Collected Works of Henrik Ibsen, Volume 4, Peer Gynt, Peer Gynt

language of work or name

Norwegian

location of first performance

Oslo

narrative location

Norway

narrative motif

lover steals bride from wedding with unwelcome suitor, child from dreamed sex relations with mountain-woman, impregnation through lustful glance, lovers' meeting: hero in service of lady's father, girl sleeps in garden to meet lover, lovers reunited after many adventures

set in period

18th century

title

Peer Gynt

topic's main category

Category:Peer Gynt

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