Publisher's Synopsis
Karen Borneman, Lynggaard and Company: Two Plays by Hjalmar Bergstrom (1913) is a collection of two plays written by Hjalmar Bergstrom, a Swedish playwright. The first play, Karen Borneman, is a drama set in a small town in Sweden, where a young woman named Karen struggles to find her place in society. She is torn between her desire to break free from the constraints of her conservative upbringing and her duty to conform to societal norms. The play explores themes of gender roles, social class, and individuality.The second play, Lynggaard and Company, is a comedy set in a Copenhagen department store. The play follows the antics of the employees and customers of the store, including the ambitious manager, the flirtatious shop girls, and the eccentric customers. The play is a satire of consumer culture and the changing social mores of the early 20th century.Overall, Karen Borneman, Lynggaard and Company: Two Plays by Hjalmar Bergstrom (1913) offers a glimpse into the social and cultural landscape of Sweden and Denmark in the early 20th century. The plays explore themes that are still relevant today, including individuality, gender roles, and consumer culture. The collection is a must-read for anyone interested in Scandinavian literature and theater.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
