Project Gutenberg 2006-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 162 Ibsen, Henrik 1828 1906 Ibsen, Enrico Ibsen, Henryk Archer, William 1856 1924 John Gabriel Borkman Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gabriel_Borkman E-text prepared by Douglas Levy "John Gabriel Borkman" by Henrik Ibsen is a four-act play written in the late 19th century. The story centers around John Gabriel Borkman, a former bank director whose financial scandal led to his imprisonment and subsequent fall from grace. The central themes revolve around ambition, familial relationships, and the struggle for redemption, illustrated through the interactions of Borkman with his wife Gunhild, his son Erhart, and his sister-in-law Ella. At the start of the play, the audience is introduced to the characters and the lingering tension surrounding Borkman’s past. The scene unfolds in the drawing room of the Borkman household, where Gunhild, his cold and composed wife, reveals her disdain for her husband as they both reflect on the shame brought upon their family name due to Borkman's previous actions. Ella Rentheim, Gunhild's twin sister, arrives after an extended absence, further igniting old conflicts and demonstrating the complex dynamics between the family members. Borkman’s ghostly presence looms as he is depicted as a tragic figure, consumed by his past failures and the delusions of his imminent return to power. The dialogue establishes an atmosphere of tension and anticipation, setting the stage for the unfolding drama and the characters’ intertwined fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Norwegian drama PT Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 226210 2025-07-08T06:14:16.779778 text/html 226031 2025-01-08T06:32:11.261285 text/html 135218 2025-07-08T06:14:22.906734 application/epub+zip 138001 2025-07-08T06:14:18.508781 application/epub+zip 138002 2025-07-08T06:14:17.416790 application/epub+zip 282032 2025-07-08T06:14:25.648774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261000 2025-07-08T06:14:22.099754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235052 2022-09-09T05:54:00.936207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176742 2025-07-08T06:14:16.434779 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 176554 2013-03-04T08:38:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18564 2025-07-08T06:14:25.779719 application/rdf+xml 13274 2025-07-08T06:14:17.900782 image/jpeg 3554 2025-07-08T06:14:17.657773 image/jpeg 60679 2013-03-04T08:39:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 133466 2025-07-08T06:14:16.794789 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia no.wikipedia