Henrik Ibsen

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - DR. STOCKMANN'S sitting-room. It is evening. The room is plainly but neatly appointed and furnished. In the right-hand wall are two doors; the farther leads out to the hall, the nearer to the doctor's study. In the left-hand wall, opposite the door leading to the hall, is a door leading to the other rooms occupied by the family. In the middle of the same wall stands the stove, and, further forward, a couch with a looking-glass hanging over it and an oval table in front of it. On the table, a lighted lamp, with a lampshade. At the back of the room, an open door leads to the dining-room. BILLING is seen sitting at the dining table, on which a lamp is burning. He has a napkin tucked under his chin, and MRS. STOCKMANN is standing by the table handing him a large plate-full of roast beef. The other places at the table are empty, and the table somewhat in disorder, evidently a meal having recently been finished.)

An Enemy of the People

Ghosts

Frank McGuinness

Oswald, standing in the doorway then, the pipe in his mouth, it was as if I saw his father alive again. Mrs Alving is preparing for the opening of an orphanage, built in memory of her late husband. Her beloved artist son Oswald has returned from Paris to honour the occasion. But his long awaited homecoming rapidly descends into tragedy as his presence triggers the exposure of a dark story of hypocrisy and betrayed love. Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts, in this vital new version by Frank McGuinness, premiered at the Duchess Theatre, London, in February 2010.

One of the best-known, most frequently performed of modern plays, A Doll's House richly displays the genius with which Henrik Ibsen pioneered modern, realistic prose drama. In the central character of Nora, Ibsen epitomized the human struggle against the humiliating constraints of social conformity. Nora's ultimate rejection of a smothering marriage and life in "a doll's house" shocked theatergoers of the late 1800s and opened new horizons for playwrights and their audiences. But daring social themes are only one aspect of Ibsen's power as a dramatist. A Doll's House shows as well his gifts for creating realistic dialogue, a suspenseful flow of events and, above all, psychologically penetrating characterizations that make the struggles of his dramatic personages utterly convincing. Here is a deeply absorbing play as readable as it is eminently playable, reprinted from an authoritative translation. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

A Doll's House

Four plays by Henrik Ibsen: A Doll's House, Ghosts, Hedda Gabler and the Master Builder.

Four Major Plays

A Doll's House by Henrick Ibsen tells the story of Nora, a woman who is treated like a doll in her own home. Set in Victorian Norway, Nora eventually flees her marriage and children in an attempt to discover herself despite being confined by patriarchal society. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes

A Dolls House

Different stages in the Norwegian playwright's literary and philosophical development are represented in three dramas

A Doll's House ; The Lady from the Sea

The League of Youth

Reproduction of the original: A Doll ́s House by Henrik Ibsen

A Doll ́s House

Simon Stephens

Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House premiered in 1879 in Copenhagen, the second in a series of realist plays by Ibsen, and immediately provoked controversy with its apparently feminist message and exposure of the hypocrisy of Victorian middle-class marriage. In Ibsen's play, Nora Helmer has secretly (and deceptively) borrowed a large sum of money to pay for her husband, Torvald, to recover from illness on a sabbatical in Italy. Torvald's perception of Nora is of a silly, naive spendthrift, so it is only when the truth begins to emerge, and Torvald appreciates the initiative behind his wife, that unmendable cracks appear in their marriage.

Casa de muñecas es la obra más representativa de Henrik Ibsen, el fundador del teatro moderno. En ella, el escritor noruego retrata la situación de la mujer en la sociedad del siglo XIX a partir de la vida de Nora Helmer, que no sólo se convirtió en su personaje más emblemático, sino que llegó a ser un ícono cultural de la liberación de la mujer y la igualdad de género.

Los espectros. El pato salvaje

Casa de muñecas

Quot, Eine Frau kann nicht sie selbst sein in der Gesellschaft der Gegenwart, einer ausschliesslich männlichen Gesellschaft, mit von Männern geschriebenen Gesetzen und Anklägern und Richtern, die über das weibliche Verhalten vom männlichen Standpunkt aus urteilen.quot, (Henrik Ibsen).

Reclams Universal-Bibliothek

Nora ([[Ein] Puppenheim)

Four of Ibsen's most important plays in superb modern translations, part of the new Penguin Ibsen series With her assertion that she is “first and foremost a human being,” Nora Helmer sent shockwaves throughout Europe when she appeared in Henrik Ibsen's greatest and most famous play,A Doll's House. Depicting one woman's struggle to be treated as a rational human being, and not merely a wife, mother, or fragile doll, the play sparked debates worldwide about the roles of men and women in society. Ibsen's follow-up,Ghosts, was no less radical, with its unrelenting investigation into religious hypocrisy, family secrets, and sexual double-dealing. These two masterpieces are accompanied here byThe Pillars of Society and An Enemy of the People, both exploring the tensions and dark compromises at the heart of society. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

With Pillars of the Community, Ghosts and An Enemy of the People

A Doll's House and Other Plays

Non Worrall

The play is combined with a full commentary on the plot, context, themes, characters, language and critical reception.

The Lady from the Sea

Ibsen's last work concludes the series of autobiographical dramas begun with The Master Builder which deal with the aging rebel, despairing of life and racked with guilt, who experiences an ambiguous victory at the moment of death. Plays for Performance Series.

When We Dead Awaken

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Skuespil I Tre Akter

Et Dukkehjem

Casa di bambola

Skuespill. I "Gengangere" møter vi fru Helene Alving, enke etter kaptein Alving på Rosenvold. Fru Alving opprettholder en besteborgerlig fasade, for blant annet å skjule at hennes avdøde mann var alkoholisert og levde et utsvevende liv. Problemene blir ikke færre da sønnen Osvald kommer hjem fra studier i Paris. Da "Gengangere" utkom i 1881 fremkalte det forferdelse og raseri. Denne billigutgaven er utstyrt med etterord av Tore Rem og en kronologisk oversikt over Henrik Ibsens (1828-1906) liv og virke.

Gengangere

Ghosts (original title: Gengangere) is a play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It was written in 1881 and first staged in 1882 in Chicago, Illinois, in a production by a Danish company on tour. Like many of Ibsen's plays, Ghosts is a scathing commentary on 19th-century morality. Because of its subject matter, which includes religion, venereal disease, incest and euthanasia, it immediately generated strong controversy and negative criticism. Since then the play has fared better, and is considered a "great play" that historically holds a position of "immense importance".

Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) nació en Noruega, en un medio en el que imperaba una moral estrecha de miras, una vigencia desesperante de la superstición y del miedo. Todo a su alrededor era considerado pecado, todo merecía un reproche, una advertencia sobre el posible mal que podría acarrear cualquier acción que se emprendiera. Por eso sus personajes no se contentan con vivir la vida cotidiana, necesitan un proyecto que realizar aunque éste sobrepase sus fuerzas y les haga sentirse solos, incomprendidos e incluso derrotados, pero orgullosos por haberse aventurado a conseguirlo. En «Casa de muñecas» y «El pato salvaje» plantea Ibsen la tragedia de la mentira vital. Nora Helmer, en «Casa de muñecas», es una joven que ha sido educada para llevar una venda en los ojos y servir de juguete primero a su padre y luego a su marido. Cuando la venda cae, Nora comienza a ser «alguien». Gregorio Werle, en «El pato salvaje», concibe un proyecto para poner al descubierto a unos seres hipócritas, egoístas e indignos, aunque entre ellos se encuentre su propio padre.

Karl Popp

About

Books

Join the club