In diversi luoghi: nel Gudsbransdal, nel mare, nel Sahara, in Marocco, dall'inizio del XIX secolo all'epoca della composizione.
Composto nel
1867
Prima assoluta
24 febbraio 1876 Oslo
Prima rappresentazione italiana
1928 Torino
What does Peer Gynt mean in English?
Peer Gynt ( / pɪər ˈɡɪnt /, Norwegian: [peːr ˈjʏnt, - ˈɡʏnt]) is a five- act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen published in 1867. Written in Norwegian, it is one of the most widely performed Norwegian plays.
When did Henrik Ibsen write Peer Gynt?
Henrik Ibsen wrote Peer Gynt in the summer of 1867 as he traveled through Italy. One of Ibsen’s earliest plays, the work is based on the fairy tale Per Gynt and reflects the influence of Peter Christen Asbjørnsen’s Norwegian Folktales, which had just been published, as well as elements from his own family and biography.
Is Peer Gynt a proto existentialist play?
However, Peer Gynt mixes elements of fantasy and myth into a proto-existentialist tale about a man’s search for self in a style that differs entirely from his later plays. Ibsen grew up relatively poor. He impregnated a housemaid, supporting the child financially but not taking part in his life.
Who played Peer Gynt in the Big I am?
In 2018, the Liverpool Everyman Theatre staged a 'reimagining' of the play, written by Robert Farquhar and directed by Nick Bagnall, titled The Big I Am. The role of Peer Gynt at different stages of his life was played by three actors: Nathan McMullen, Liam Tobin, and Richard Bremmer.
