num_pages: 400
description: Masterful versions of Ibsens two great verse plays by one of our greatest living poets Geoffrey Hill These two masterly and contrasting verse dramas by Ibsen made his reputation as a playwright. The fantastical adventures of the irrepressible Peer Gyntpoet idler procrastinator seducerdraw on Norwegian folklore to conjure up mountains kidnappings shipwrecks and trolls in an exuberant celebration of life; while Brand  an unsparing vision of an idealistic priest who lives by his steely faith explores free will sacrifice and the self. This volume brings together the poet Geoffrey Hills acclaimed stage version of Brand with a new poetic rendering of Peer Gynt  published for the first time. For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1700 titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
language: English
title: Peer Gynt / Brand
publisher: Penguin Books