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Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen (1867)
This week, we leap into the wildly imaginative and darkly philosophical dramatic poem, Peer Gynt (1867), by the Norwegian master Henrik Ibsen. The story follows the title character, Peer Gynt, a charming, boastful, and utterly self-centered young man who flees his responsibilities and embarks on a lifelong, globe-trotting journey defined by fantasy, self-deception, and the constant avoidance of commitment. . We trace Peer's episodic, dream-like adventures, from his early life as a poetic liar in the Norwegian mountains to his encounters with the monstrous King of the Trolls (whose creed is…
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