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Peer Gynt

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[peer gint, pair gynt] / ˈpɪər ˈgɪnt, ˈpɛər ˈgünt /

noun

  1. a play (1867) by Henrik Ibsen.


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Like Peer Gynt in search of a greater truth, Oliphant willingly pitted himself against larger-than-life beasts and lived to tell the tale.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2025

The play is a modernised version of the Ibsen classic Peer Gynt.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2019

She received a season high 122.21 points, nonetheless, for the difficult performance set to Peer Gynt.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2014

Playwright Henrik Ibsen channeled his own awful memories of home button-molding in a pivotal scene in Peer Gynt.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2012

Ase is the poor mother of Peer Gynt, who was left alone in her cottage on the mountains while her ne'er-do-weel son was off on his travels.

From The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)