La signora Inger di Östrot by Henrik Ibsen
"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.)
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| Author | Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 |
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| Translator | Minneci, Enrico |
| Translator | Rindler, Paolo |
| Uniform Title | Fru Inger til Østråt. Italian |
| Title | La signora Inger di Östrot |
| Original Publication | Milano: Treves, 1912. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Inger |
| Credits | Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | Italian |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Inger Ottesdater, -1555 -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76715 |
| Release Date | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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