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The Christmas Party (play)

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The Christmas Party
C. A. Lorentzen: Julestuen, Scene 13 (1813)
Written byLudvig Holberg
Date premiered1724
Place premieredLille Grønnegade Theatre,
Copenhagen, Denmark
Original languageDanish
GenreComedy
SettingDenmark

The Christmas Party (Danish: Julestuen) is a one-set, comic play by Norwegian-Danish playwright Ludvig Holberg. It premiered at Lille Grønnegade Theatre in Copenhagen in 1724.[1]

Plot summary

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Jeronimus, a grumpy, old man, refuses to host a Christmas party in his house since he finds the tradition tasteless and inappropriate. His sister unsuccessfully tries to persuade him but he is finally won over by s mastershoemaker's arguments about the "foundation of the law of nature".

English translations

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  • Holberg, Ludvig (1950). Seven One-act Plays. Translated by Alexander, Henry. Princeton University Press for the American-Scandinavian Foundation. OCLC 1612009.
  • —— (1990). Jeppe of the Hill and Other Comedies. Translated by Argetsinger, Gerald S.; Rossel, Sven Hakon. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 978-0-8093-1480-5. OCLC 1156867790.

References

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  1. ^ Holberg, Ludvig (1990). Jeppe of the Hill and Other Comedies. Translated by Argetsinger, Gerald S.; Rossel, Sven Hakon. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-8093-1480-5.
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