{"product_id":"9780141970790","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\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072399917296,"sku":"9780141970790","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141970790_p0.jpg?v=1763655990","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141970790","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}