The collected works of Henrik Ibsen, Vol. 05 (of 11) by Henrik Ibsen

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66240.html.images 1024 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66240.epub3.images 541 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66240.epub.images 559 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66240.epub.noimages 320 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66240.kf8.images 879 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66240.kindle.images 736 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66240.txt.utf-8 658 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/66240/pg66240-h.zip 543 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906
Editor Archer, William, 1856-1924
Title The collected works of Henrik Ibsen, Vol. 05 (of 11)
Original Publication United Kingdom: William Heinemann,1907,pubdate 1910.
Note Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Contents Caesar's apostasy (translated by William Archer) -- The Emperor Julian (translated by William Archer).
Credits KD Weeks, Emmanuel Ackerman, Sigal Alon, Eileen Gormly and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Summary "The Collected Works of Henrik Ibsen, Vol. 05" by Henrik Ibsen is a collection of theatrical works written in the late 19th century. This volume includes the play "Emperor and Galilean," which is a historical drama centered around the life and struggles of Emperor Julian, known as "Julian the Apostate." As Ibsen explores Julian's internal conflicts, the play delves into themes of faith, power, and the battle between paganism and Christianity during a pivotal time in Roman history. At the start of "Emperor and Galilean," we are introduced to an intriguing blend of characters in the court of Emperor Constantius on Easter night. Amidst the chaos of rival factions and the looming threat of violence against non-Christians, young Julian grapples with his identity and the expectations of those around him. Tensions rise as he faces pressures from his family and the court while shaking off the influence of both Christian and pagan philosophies. In this early scene, the historical setting becomes palpable as Julian's internal struggle unfolds against the backdrop of religious and political turbulence, setting the stage for his eventual apostasy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Subject Norwegian drama -- Translations into English
Subject Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 -- Translations into English
Category Text
EBook-No. 66240
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 92 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!
iBiblio