| has gloss | eng: The League of Youth is a play by Henrik Ibsen finished in early May 1869, following Peer Gynt. It was widely considered Ibsens most popular play in nineteenth-century Norway, although its initial reception was not successful (due to the active opposition of the followers of a rival dramatist and political opposition leader, Bjornstjerne Bjornson, is said to be inspiration for the plays main character Stensgaard). The play is a comedy about Stensgaards ambitious formation of the League of Youth' party and attempts to get elected. Though rooted in serious events of the time, the play was lauded for its natural and witty dialog, cynical humor and farcical intrigue. |