Emperor and Galilean

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Emperor and Galilean (in Norwegian: Kejser og Galilæer) is a play written by Henrik Ibsen and published in 1873. It is Ibsen's longest play, and he considered it his magnum opus. The play is about the Roman Emperor Julian the Apostate and is written in two parts with five acts in each part. It covers the years A.D. 351 - 363.

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Information on Emperor and Galilean at Ibsen.net
Review of Emperor and Galilean : A world Historical Drama
"The Playwright Hitler Plagiarized" by Steven F. Sage at History News Network (29 May 2006) An essay on the influence of Ibsen's portrayal of Julian on Adolf Hitler.

Works by Henrik Ibsen

Catiline (1850) · The Burial Mound (Kjæmpehøjen) (1850) · Norma (1851) · St. John's Eve (Sancthansnatten) (1852) · Lady Inger of Oestraat (Fru Inger til Østeraad) (1854) · The Feast at Solhaug (Gildet paa Solhoug) (1855) · Olaf Liljekrans (1856) · The Vikings at Helgeland (Hærmændene paa Helgeland) (1857) · Love's Comedy (Kjærlighedens Komedie) (1862) · The Pretenders (Kongs-Emnerne) (1863) · Brand (1865) · Peer Gynt (1867) · The League of Youth (De unges Forbund) (1869) · Emperor and Galilean (Kejser og Galilæer) (1873) · The Pillars of Society (Samfundets støtter) (1877) · A Doll's House (Et dukkehjem) (1879) · Ghosts (Gengangere) (1881) · An Enemy of the People (En Folkefiende) (1882) · The Wild Duck (Vildanden) (1884) · Rosmersholm (Rosmersholm) (1886) · The Lady from the Sea (Fruen fra havet) (1888) · Hedda Gabler (1890) · The Master Builder (Bygmester Solness) (1892) · Little Eyolf (1894) · John Gabriel Borkman (1896) · When We Dead Awaken (Når vi døde vågner) (1899)