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Jeppe of the Hill and Other Comedies by Ludvig Holberg
Ludvig Holberg
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Paperback. This book presents English translations of eight of the comedies Holberg wrote for the Lille Gronnegade Theatre in Copenhagen in the 1720s. The most extensive collection of Holberg plays available in English, the translation and other materials are based on research materials not available to earlier translators and are thus more accurate. Translator(s): Argetsinger, Gerald S; Rossel, Sven H. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2ACSN; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
These eight comedies comprise the most extensive collection of Ludvig Holberg plays ever offered in the English language.
The translators’ general introductions establish a cultural context for the comedies and break new ground in understanding the importance of Holberg’s comic aesthetic. Argetsinger’s extensive experience in theatre and Rossel’s preeminence as a Scandinavian Studies scholar assure that the translations are not only accurate but stage-worthy.
The collection opens with The Political Tinker, the first Danish play to be produced in the new Danish Theatre, and ends with The Burial of Danish Comedy, literally the funeral service for the bankrupt theatre. Three more of ... Read more
These eight comedies comprise the most extensive collection of Ludvig Holberg plays ever offered in the English language.
The translators’ general introductions establish a cultural context for the comedies and break new ground in understanding the importance of Holberg’s comic aesthetic. Argetsinger’s extensive experience in theatre and Rossel’s preeminence as a Scandinavian Studies scholar assure that the translations are not only accurate but stage-worthy.
The collection opens with The Political Tinker, the first Danish play to be produced in the new Danish Theatre, and ends with The Burial of Danish Comedy, literally the funeral service for the bankrupt theatre. Three more of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809333738
SKU
V9780809333738
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