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Jeppe on the Hill; Or The Transformed Peasant - A Comedy in Five Acts - cover

Jeppe on the Hill; Or The Transformed Peasant - A Comedy in Five Acts

Ludvig Holberg

Translator Waldemar Westergaard, Martin B. Ruud

Publisher: Good Press

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Summary

'Jeppe on the Hill' is a comedic play by Ludvig Holberg that presents a humorous but faithful picture of peasant life in medieval Scandinavia. The play follows the story of Jeppe, a poor, oppressed peasant who is mistreated by his wife and superiors. When he is taken to a castle, dressed in the baron's clothes, and put in the baron's bed, Jeppe awakes to find himself in paradise, assuming the role of the baron and tyrannizing over the servants.
Available since: 12/04/2019.
Print length: 290 pages.

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