A Doll's House

di Henrik Ibsen (Autore)

Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 2026

The plays of Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) are critically acclaimed throughout the world. The father of modern drama, Ibsen broke with theatrical conventions and created a more realistic form of drama that used the stage as a forum for debating social problems, notably the rights of the individual, and the damaging effects of orthodoxy. This collection of four plays contains, in A Doll’s House (1879) and Hedda Gabler (1890), his most striking depictions of the struggle by individuals − especially women − to realise their full potential; it also presents Peer Gynt (1867), an early verse tour de force, not originally intended for the stage, on the nature of the self, and The Master Builder (1892), a play that explores the clash between the old and the new in richly metaphorical language. This collection returns to the acclaimed translations of William Archer (1856-1924), who through these renditions played a major role in promoting Ibsen’s reputation outside Norway. Archer was also a critic, who with actress Elizabeth Robbins and dramatist George Bernard Shaw was central in the modernisation of English theatre.

• Autore: Henrik Ibsen
• Editore: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
• Collana: Wordsworth Classics
• Anno: 2026
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 416 p.
• Dimensioni: 198 x 129 mm
• EAN: 9781840229660

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