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Four Major Plays, Volume I by Henrik Ibsen

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Four Major Plays, Volume I

Henrik Ibsen

Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · June 6, 2006

Reading lane: Scandinavian Literary Criticism

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Theater Under Pressure

Four Ibsen dramas pair realistic dialogue with sharp questions about reality, illusion, and social life.

Come here for

  • Social tensions rendered through characters’ inner lives and actions
  • Symbolism alongside the plain force of realistic dialogue

Expect

  • Four plays translated by Rolf Fjelde
  • A foreword by Rolf Fjelde and an afterword by Joan Templeton

Book Details

Authors
Henrik Ibsen
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
June 6, 2006
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Scandinavian Literary Criticism · Scandinavian Literary Collections
Reading lane
Scandinavian Literary Criticism

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Publisher Categories

  • European Plays

  • Scandinavian Literary Collections

  • Drama Criticism

About This Book

Four Major Plays: Volume I A Doll House • The Wild Duck • Hedda Gabler • The Master Builder Among the greatest and best known of Ibsen’s works, these four plays brilliantly exemplify his landmark contributions to the theater: his realistic dialogue, probing of social problems, and depiction of characters’ inner lives as well as their actions. Rich in symbolism and often autobiographical, each of these dramas deals convincingly and provocatively with such universal themes as...

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Four Major Plays: Volume I A Doll House • The Wild Duck • Hedda Gabler • The Master Builder Among the greatest and best known of Ibsen’s works, these four plays brilliantly exemplify his landmark contributions to the theater: his realistic dialogue, probing of social problems, and depiction of characters’ inner lives as well as their actions. Rich in symbolism and often autobiographical, each of these dramas deals convincingly and provocatively with such universal themes as greed, fear, and sexual hostility, and confronts the eternal conflict between reality and illusion. These Rolf Fjelde translations have been widely acclaimed as the definitive versions of the major works of the father of modern theater. Translated and with a Foreword by Rolf Fjelde And an Afterword by Joan Templeton

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