A new edition from Penguin of Ibsen’s two major verse plays, in masterful versions by one of our greatest living poets, Geoffrey Hill. These two powerful and contrasting verse dramas by Ibsen established his reputation as a playwright. The fantastic adventures of the irresistible Peer Gynt - poet, loafer, procrastinator, seducer - draw on Norwegian tradition to conjure up mountains, abductions, shipwrecks, and trolls in an exuberant examination of truth and self. In contrast, Brand, with the relentless vision of an idealistic priest living with iron faith, explores free will and self-sacrifice. This volume brings together the acclaimed stage version of Brand by poet Geoffrey Hill along with a new poetic version of Peer Gynt, published for the first time. This Penguin edition includes an interview with Geoffrey Hill about recreating Ibsen in English, an introduction by Janet Garton, and additional material by Tore Rem.