Peer Gynt | Essays and Criticism

  • Twentieth Century Use of Peer Gynt as Nazi Propaganda

    Metzger is a Ph.D., specializing in literature and drama at the University of New Mexico. In this essay, Metzger discusses the 20th+century use of Peer Gynt as Nazi propaganda.

  • A Radiant Revival

    Reviewing a 1989 production staged at the annual Shaw Festival in Canada, Bemrose affirms the lasting power of Ibsen's play and its ability to provoke deep thought ‘‘long after the final line has been spoken.''

  • The Way We Don't Live Now

    Simon offers a mixed review of a 1989 production staged by the Hartford Stage Company and starring Richard Thomas (John Boy from television’s The Waltons) in the title role.

  • Seasons of Discontent: Dramatic Opinions

    While offering a mixed appraisal of the Phoenix theatrical companies production of Peer Gynt, Brustein has nothing but praise for the power and literary significance of Ibsen's play.