02758cam a22003613u 4500 76715 UtSlPG 20260610134757.0 m cr n 260607r20251912utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG it iso639-1 PT Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 Fru Inger til Østråt. Italian La signora Inger di Östrot Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Inger Release date is 2025-08-22 Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by The Internet Archive) "La signora Inger di Östrot" by Henrik Ibsen is a play written in the mid-19th century. Set in 16th-century Norway, it is a historical drama of political intrigue and moral reckoning, centered on Lady Inger, her daughter Elina, the Danish courtier Nils Lykke, and the exiled noble Olaf Skaktavl as rebellion brews and a rumored Sture heir unsettles the region. The work explores how private guilt and ambition collide with national hopes, with a powerful matriarch forced to choose between prudence and revolt. The opening of the play shows Östrot at night during a storm: servants gossip about Norway’s decline and a black-clad presence haunting the manor, while peasants demand arms to join the Dalecarlian rising. Lady Inger first yields, then abruptly halts their departure after a secret letter warns of a visitor, sparking a fierce clash with Elina over past compromises, a sister sacrificed to a political marriage, and another ruined by a seducer. The ragged stranger proves to be Olaf Skaktavl, who presses for action as a Danish envoy, Nils Lykke, arrives with smooth promises and a hidden plan to ensnare the Sture pretender; Inger parries him, even staging a mock “poisoned cup” test to expose both Danish and compatriot mistrust. Act III opens with Elina’s proud defiance as Lykke tries to charm and justify himself, turning their midnight encounter into a tense duel of hatred, persuasion, and unsettled feeling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Milano: Treves, 1912 Inger Ottesdater, -1555 -- Drama Minneci, Enrico Rindler, Paolo https://archive.org/details/ibsen-la-signora-inger https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76715 117440 117440