{"product_id":"9780809333738","title":"Jeppe of the Hill and Other Comedies by Ludvig Holberg","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese eight comedies comprise the most extensive collection of Ludvig Holberg plays ever offered in the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection opens with \u003ci\u003eThe Political Tinker, \u003c\/i\u003ethe first Danish play to be produced in the new Danish Theatre, and ends with \u003ci\u003eThe Burial of Danish Comedy, \u003c\/i\u003eliterally the funeral service for the bankrupt theatre. Three more of Holberg’s renowned character comedies follow, \u003ci\u003eJean de France, Jeppe of the Hill, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eErasmus Montanus, \u003c\/i\u003ealong with his literary satire \u003ci\u003eUlysses von Ithacia. \u003c\/i\u003eThe final two plays demonstrate his ability to write shorter comic works, \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Party, \u003c\/i\u003ea scathing comedy of manners, and \u003ci\u003ePernille’s Brief Experience as a Lady, \u003c\/i\u003ea situation comedy that satirizes the practice of baby-switching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011602956528,"sku":"9780809333738","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780809333738_p0.jpg?v=1763739856","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780809333738","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}