Peer Gynt

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Peer Gynt is a legendary Norwegian folk hero and the central character of Henrik Ibsen’s dramatic poem, later famously adapted into a suite by composer Edvard Grieg.

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Surface form Occurrences
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Norwegian folk hero
dramatic poem character
fictional character
literary character
appearsInWork Peer Gynt (dramatic poem) NERFINISHED
associatedWithComposer Edvard Grieg NERFINISHED
authorNationality Norwegian
basedOn Norwegian folktales
characterTrait adventurous
boastful
irresponsible
self-centered
countryOfOrigin Norway
creator Henrik Ibsen NERFINISHED
ethnicity Norwegian
fictionalResidence Gudbrandsdalen NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 1867
genreOfWork dramatic poem
verse drama
hasAdaptation Peer Gynt (Grieg incidental music) NERFINISHED
Peer Gynt Suites by Edvard Grieg NERFINISHED
hasEncounter The Button Moulder NERFINISHED
The Great Boyg NERFINISHED
The Troll King NERFINISHED
hasFiancée Ingrid NERFINISHED
hasLoveInterest Solveig NERFINISHED
hasMother Åse NERFINISHED
hasRelative Åse NERFINISHED
inspiredMusicalWork Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 NERFINISHED
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Norwegian
literaryMovement Norwegian literature of the 19th century
nationalityInFiction Norwegian
notableEpisode abduction of Ingrid from her wedding
journey to North Africa
shipwreck on the way home
visit to the Hall of the Mountain King
occupationInFiction adventurer
hunter
trader
setting North Africa NERFINISHED
rural Norway
the sea
themeAssociated identity
responsibility
self-realization
the nature of the self
timeSpanInNarrative from youth to old age

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Edvard Grieg notableWork Peer Gynt
this entity surface form: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Henrik Ibsen notableWork Peer Gynt