This social drama concerns the problem of financial speculation and dishonesty in the business community. Henrik Jaeger observed that
En Fallit[
The Bankrupt]
did two new things for Norwegian dramatic literature. It made money affairs a legitimate subject for literary treatment, and it raised the curtain upon the Norwegian home. It was with The Bankrupt that the home made its first appearance upon the stage, the home with its joys and sorrows, with its conflicts and its tenderness. (quoted by Payne 1910: 57)
did two new things for Norwegian dramatic literature. It made money affairs a legitimate subject for literary treatment, and it raised the curtain upon the Norwegian home. It was with
The Bankruptthat the home made its first appearance upon the stage, the home with its joys and…
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Citation: Rees, Kathy. "En Fallit". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 13 September 2016 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=35814, accessed 13 October 2024.]