Seven One-Act Plays by Holberg
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Seven One-Act Plays by Holberg
By (Author) Ludvig Holberg
Edited and translated by Henry Alexander
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
15th February 2016
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Literary studies: plays and playwrights
839.812
Physical Properties
Paperback
214
Width 127mm, Height 203mm
227g
Description
These short plays by the great Danish-Norwegian playwright Ludvig Holberg reveal, in brilliant and sparking miniature, his genius for comedy. The plays are here translated into English for the first time, with an introduction by Svend Kragh-Jacobsen, well-known Danish theater critic. In these social comedies Holberg pricks the vanity of snobbery and the worship of riches, deals with the world of the philosophers, and has fun with the theme of common sense. A talkative barber, a scientific charlatan, and an ignorant farmer boy come in for sharp characterization. Originally published in 1950. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
