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Seven One-Act Plays by Holberg

Hardback

Main Details

Title Seven One-Act Plays by Holberg
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ludvig Holberg
Edited and translated by Henry Alexander
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:214
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
Literary studies - plays and playwrights
ISBN/Barcode 9780691653433
ClassificationsDewey:839.812
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
Publication Country United States

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 an