Henrik Ibsen's Episke Brand (1907)

By Henrik Ibsen

Book Overview

Henrik Ibsen's ""Episke Brand"" is a play written by the Norwegian playwright and poet Henrik Ibsen. The play was first published in 1899 and premiered in 1907. The story follows the character of Brand, a priest who is deeply committed to his faith and his duty to God. Brand is faced with a series of moral dilemmas as he tries to reconcile his beliefs with the realities of the world around him. He is forced to choose between his duty to God and his duty to his fellow man, and his decisions have far-reaching consequences for himself and those around him. The play is known for its complex characters and themes of morality, faith, and sacrifice. It is considered one of Ibsen's most important works and has been adapted into numerous stage productions and films.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1164667408
• ISBN13: 9781164667407
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Patience hardens

This is unmistakeably Hill's _Brand_: the technical grace of his Englishing of Ibsen shows an acute awareness of the responsibility of the translator to both the original text and the language into which it is to be translated. Hill's translation enriches not only the English language but the ability of English (and non-Norwegian) speakers to appreciate Ibsen's brooding, symbolically charged drama of the challenge of faith in the midst of common life. Is Brand's fidelity to his "dear Christ hurt with thorns" obdurate or obstinate? In this play, the repudiation of social morality in the name of higher things is put to the question: what if devotion to such "higher things" also leads to, or becomes a mask for, moral isolation, the cauterization of social feeling? Uncompromising and yet compromised, Brand is a caution, and _Brand_ a cautionary tale...

One of the best books I have read....

This book captures the essence of humanity. I recommend to anyone who wants to find themself.