Ghosts: Play Guide and Free Edition
Ghosts: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Ghosts is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Ibsen, Henrik (1828–1906). The listed translation credits are Archer, William (1856–1924).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Ghosts" by Henrik Ibsen is a play written in 1881. This controversial drama follows widow Helen Alving as she prepares to dedicate an orphanage in memory of her unfaithful late husband. When her son Oswald returns home, long-buried family secrets begin to surface, threatening to destroy the carefully maintained façade of respectability. The play explores the devastating consequences of following society's moral code, confronting taboo subjects that scandalized 19th-century audiences and challenged conventional notions of duty, truth, and maternal sacrifice.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Ghosts
- Author credits: Ibsen, Henrik (1828–1906)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Archer, William (1856–1924)
Catalogue subjects
- Domestic drama
- Europe -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama
- Families -- Drama
- Mothers and sons -- Drama
- Norwegian drama -- Translations into English
- Tragedies (Drama)
Gutenberg collections
- Banned Books from Anne Haight's list
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
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