Project Gutenberg 2016-03-17 Public domain in the USA. 67 Runeberg, Johan Ludvig 1804 1877 Runeberg, J. L. (Johan Ludvig) Friaren från landet: Lustspel E-text prepared by Jari Koivisto "Friaren från landet: Lustspel" by Johan Ludvig Runeberg is a comedic play written in the early 19th century. Set against a backdrop of societal norms and expectations, the work explores the humorous dynamics of love, marriage, and the clash between rural and urban lifestyles. The narrative revolves around an uncle who intends to move to his country estate, much to the confusion and dismay of his niece, Emelie, who is caught in the emotional turmoil of an impending arranged marriage. The play unfolds as the uncle, disillusioned with urban life, decides to move to the countryside, believing that happiness and peace await him there. Emelie, who is reluctantly engaged to a much older landowner, grapples with her feelings for August, a young student who offers her a glimpse of true love. The comedic tension arises from misunderstandings, subterfuge, and the contrast between the characters' social aspirations and their actual desires. As Emelie and her maid Katrine conspire to navigate their predicament, the play humorously explores themes of identity, social class, and the search for genuine connection, culminating in a resolution that highlights the absurdities of societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) sv Comedies Swedish drama PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 83866 83800 2024-09-21T12:45:13.369214 2023-09-22T09:44:22.067098 text/html text/html 83859 83793 2024-09-21T12:45:13.613212 2023-09-22T09:44:22.221117 text/html text/html 103736 2024-09-21T12:45:20.212178 application/epub+zip 102422 2024-09-21T12:45:16.751204 application/epub+zip 94265 2024-09-21T12:45:15.522203 application/epub+zip 231716 2024-09-21T12:45:22.232190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219304 2024-09-21T12:45:19.208200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175513 2022-09-23T12:37:52.890151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59584 59569 2024-09-21T12:45:13.093209 2023-09-22T09:44:21.889098 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 58313 2016-03-16T21:07:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 22859 2016-03-16T21:08:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17913 2024-09-21T12:45:22.359179 application/rdf+xml 15271 2024-09-21T12:45:16.062210 image/jpeg 3707 2024-09-21T12:45:15.795205 image/jpeg 102868 2024-09-21T12:45:13.621205 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia