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100 1 _aHolberg, Ludvig,
_d1684-1754
240 1 0 _aJeppe på bjerget. English
245 1 0 _aJeppe on the Hill; Or, The Transformed Peasant: A Comedy in Five Acts
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2013-02-05
508 _aProduced by David E. Brown, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Jeppe on the Hill; Or, The Transformed Peasant: A Comedy in Five Acts" by Holberg is a comedic play written in the early 18th century, making it a work from the Enlightenment period. The narrative revolves around a peasant named Jeppe, who suffers under the oppressive hand of his wife, Nille, and the societal hierarchy. The play engages with themes of class, identity, and the absurdity of social status while providing a humorous perspective on the struggles of the lower classes. In this comedy, Jeppe, after being manipulated by the nobility, experiences a transformation when he finds himself mistakenly transported to an opulent lifestyle, only to eventually revert back to his peasant life. The plot unfolds as Jeppe is pranked into believing he has become a baron, indulging in the luxuries that come with it. However, his life spirals back into chaos when he is caught up in a mock trial for impersonating a noble. The play satirizes the foolishness of societal pretensions and the fleeting nature of power, highlighting Jeppe's humorous yet tragic journey from a downtrodden peasant to a momentary lord and back again. Through this narrative, Holberg cleverly critiques the rigid class structures of his time while entertaining the audience with laughter and wit. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aComedy plays
653 _aDanish drama -- Translations into English
700 1 _aJohnson, Morris
700 1 _aRuud, Martin B.
_q(Martin Bronn),
_d1885-1941
700 1 _aWestergaard, Waldemar,
_d1882-1963
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42022
999 _c82861
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