Svanhild (1860)

Brief description

Svanhild is an unfinished draft for Love's Comedy (1862)

Read Svanhild (In Norwegian)

In the online version of the official Ibsen edition (HISe), you can read Svanhild in various formats. This content is currently only available in Norwegian. Follow the links below to read the play:

• in full text

Introduction to the work 

The online version of the official Ibsen edition (HISe) offers extensive information about Svanhild in Norwegian. Follow the links below to read about various aspects connected to the play. 

• Background
• Creative process
• About the publication
• Stagings in Ibsen's life time
• More information

Theatre productions

• Overview in IbsenStage
• Search for performance details in IbsenStage  

Images

• Images and posters from performances of Svanhild (image archive)

Tools for textual analysis

All of Ibsen's plays are integrated in DraCor (Drama Corpora), an open digital infrastructure developed for the computational study of drama. The platform was built to facilitate compliance with the FAIR principles, and is a powerful resource in the digital humanities. Below you will find links to a selection of tools and resources for analysis of Svanhild.

• Interactive textual analysis in Voyant
• Network analysis
• Speech distribution
• Downloadable datasets