{"product_id":"peer-gynt-and-brand-henrik-ibsen-9780141197586","title":"Peer Gynt and Brand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new Penguin edition of Ibsen's two great verse plays, in masterful versions by one of our greatest living poets, Geoffrey Hill. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese two powerful and contrasting verse dramas by Ibsen made his reputation as a playwright. The fantastical adventures of the irrepressible Peer Gynt - poet, idler, procrastinator, seducer - draw on Norwegian folklore to conjure up mountains, kidnappings, shipwrecks and trolls in an exuberant examination of truth and the self; while \u003ci\u003eBrand\u003c\/i\u003e, an unsparing vision of an idealistic priest who lives by his steely faith, explores free will and sacrifice. This volume brings together the poet Geoffrey Hill's acclaimed stage version of \u003ci\u003eBrand\u003c\/i\u003e with a new poetic rendering of \u003ci\u003ePeer Gynt\u003c\/i\u003e, published for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Penguin edition includes an interview with Geoffrey Hill about recreating Ibsen in English, an introduction by Janet Garton and editorial materials by Tore Rem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henrik Ibsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0141197587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780141197586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Henrik Ibsen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990089629951,"sku":"9780141197586","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_58801f5a-798e-4165-bcce-c3f7c8fcd5b4.jpg?v=1683302939","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/peer-gynt-and-brand-henrik-ibsen-9780141197586","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}