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Reviews of Peer Gynt

Peer Gynt was published on 14 November 1867 by Gyldendalske Boghandel (F. Hegel) in Copenhagen. The world premiere took place on 24 February 1876 at Christiania Theater.

Reviews of the first edition of Peer Gynt

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson in Norsk Folkeblad in Christiania, 23 November 1867.

Paul Botten-Hansen in Skilling-Magazin in Christiania, 30 November 1867.

Anonymous reviewer in Morgenbladet in Christiania, 29 November and 1 December 1867.

Clemens Petersen in Fædrelandet in Copenhagen, 30 November 1867.

Georg Brandes in Dagbladet in Copenhagen, 16 December 1867.

Edmund Gosse in The Spectator in London, 20 July 1872.

 

Reviews of the world premiere of Peer Gynt

Christiania Theater's staging (premiere on 24 February 1876)

Anonymous reviewer in Aftenbladet in Christiania, 25 February 1876.

Anonymous reviewer in Aftenposten in Christiania, 25 February 1876.

Anonymous reviewer in Dagbladet in Christiania, 25 February 1876.

Anonymous reviewer in Morgenbladet in Christiania, 26 February 1876.

Anonymous reviewer in Saisonen in Trondhjem, 3 March 1876.

 

Reviews of other stagings of Peer Gynt

Dagmartheatret's staging in Copenhagen (premiere 15. January 1886)

The signature «E. S.» in Aftenposten in Christiania, 18 January 1886.

Anonymous reviewer in Illustreret Tidende, 24 January 1886.

 

Stora Teatern's staging in Gothenburg (premiere on 2 February 1892)

Karl Warburg in Aftenposten, 4 February 1892 (translated into Norwegian from Swedish).

 

Christiania Theater's staging in Christiania (premiere on 9 March 1892)

Anonymous reviewer in Aftenposten in Christiania, 10 March 1892.

Anonymous reviewer in Dagbladet in Christiania, 10 March 1892.

Anonymous reviewer in Verdens Gang in Christiania, 10 March 1892.

Alfred Sinding-Larsen in Morgenbladet in Christiania, 10 and 11 March 1892.

 

August Lindbergs selskap's staging in Trondheim (premiere on 22 November 1895)

The signature «O. R.» in Trondhjems Adresseavis, 24 November 1895.

 

Deutsches Volkstheater's staging in Wien (premiere on 9 May 1902)

Anonymous reviewer in Neue Freie Presse in Wien, 10 May 1902.

Anonymous reviewer in Wiener Abendpost 10, May 1902.

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