Olaf Liljekrans by Henrik Ibsen
Author: Henrik Ibsen
Published: 1856
Genre: Comedy, Romance
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Olaf Liljekrans is an 1856 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The play is much more satirical than his previous play, The Feast at Solhoug (1855), which marks a shift away from his purely romantic plays. It explores themes of idealism versus realism that would appear in many of his later plays, such as Love’s Comedy and Peer Gynt.
1. Olaf Liljekrans Synopsis
The titular character, Olaf, is the son of a wealthy family who runs away to escape a marriage of convenience. His lover, Alfhild, leaves her family to join him. Meanwhile, Olaf’s bride-to-be, Ingeborg, elopes with her servant, Hemming.
2. Characters
- Lady Kirsten Liljekrans
- Olaf Liljekrans – her son
- Arne of Guldvik
- Ingeborg – his daughter
- Hemming – his page
- Alfhild – Olaf’s lover
- Wedding guests
- Relatives of Arne of Guldvik
- Maids and servants of Lady Kirsten
| Henrik Ibsen Bibliography | |
| Dramas | Catiline | The Burial Mound | Norma, or A Politician’s Love | St. John’s Eve | Lady Inger of Ostrat | The Feast at Solhaug | Olaf Liljekrans | The Vikings at Helgeland | The Mountain Bird | Love’s Comedy | The Pretenders | Brand | Peer Gynt | The League of Youth | Emperor and Galilean | The Pillars of Society | A Doll’s House | Ghosts | An Enemy of the People | The Wild Duck | Rosmersholm | The Lady from the Sea | Hedda Gabler | The Master Builder | Little Eyolf | John Gabriel Borkman | When We Dead Awaken |
