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Peer Gynt and Ghosts

Text and Performance

  • Textbook
  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Asbjørn Aarseth
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Part of the book series: Text and Performance (TEPE)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-10
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  2. Text

    1. Peer Gynt, Introduction

      • Asbjørn Aarseth
      Pages 11-15

    2. ‘Emperor of all the other animals’

      • Asbjørn Aarseth
      Pages 15-23

    3. ‘Turning men into beasts!’

      • Asbjørn Aarseth
      Pages 24-31

    4. ‘Now I’m Egyptian for a change’

      • Asbjørn Aarseth
      Pages 31-40

    5. ‘One has remembered —’

      • Asbjørn Aarseth
      Pages 40-50

    6. Ghosts, Introduction

      • Asbjørn Aarseth
      Pages 50-55

    7. Characters and ghosts

      • Asbjørn Aarseth
      Pages 56-62

    8. The Conservatory of Rosenvold

      • Asbjørn Aarseth
      Pages 62-68

    9. ‘Give me the sun’

      • Asbjørn Aarseth
      Pages 69-75

  3. Performance

    1. Peer Gynt from poem to theatrical success

      • Asbjørn Aarseth
      Pages 76-86

    2. Peer Gynt at Rogaland Theatre 1978

      • Asbjørn Aarseth
      Pages 86-90

    3. Peer Gynt at Nationaltheatret 1985

      • Asbjørn Aarseth
      Pages 91-95

    4. Ghosts from scandal to praise

      • Asbjørn Aarseth
      Pages 95-102

    5. The Norwegian Television Theatre’s Gengangere 1978

      • Asbjørn Aarseth
      Pages 102-107

    6. Ghosts at The Young Vic 1986

      • Asbjørn Aarseth
      Pages 107-112

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 113-117
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About this book

A study of two of Henrik Ibsen's most impressive and frequently- performed dramatic texts, the dramatic poem Peer Gynt and the concentrated prose play Ghosts, whose appearance caused an uproar when first performed. In the first half of the book, the author pays particular attention to the imagery patterns of Ibsen's language; Peer Gynt is considered in its cultural context, and Ghosts with reference to Ibsen's concept of drama. Recent productions of both plays are considered in detail, including the Young Vic production of Ghosts in 1986.

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