In the history of modern theater Ibsen is one of the dominating figures. The sixteen chapters of this Companion explore his life and work. The plays are grouped and discussed chronologically; among the thematic topics are discussions of Ibsen's comedy, realism, lyric poetry and feminism. Substantial chapters account for Ibsen's influence on the international stage, including an interview with ex-RSC director John Barton and an essay by Arthur Miller exploring Ibsen's challenge to contemporary theater and film. Essential reference materials include a full chronology, list of works, and essays on twentieth-century criticism and further reading.
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Ibsen is one of the dominating figures in the history of modern theater. His plays are grouped and discussed chronologically within sixteen chapters that explore his life and work through discussions of his comedy, realism, lyric poetry and feminism.
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In retrospect the 1840s appear relatively undramatic in Norwegian literary history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Peer Gynt, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, New York, John Gabriel Borkman, Love's Comedy, The Lady, The Pretenders, William Archer, Little Eyol, The League, Rebecca West, The Vikings, Lady Inger, Eleanor Marx, Hilde Wangel, Elizabeth Robins, Georg Brandes, Rolf Fjelde, Henry James, The Critical Heritage, Halvdan Koht, Ibsen's Lively Art, New Woman, Bernard Shaw New!
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In retrospect the 1840s appear relatively undramatic in Norwegian literary history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
first perf, late plays, prose dramas Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Peer Gynt, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, New York, John Gabriel Borkman, Love's Comedy, The Lady, The Pretenders, William Archer, Little Eyol, The League, Rebecca West, The Vikings, Lady Inger, Eleanor Marx, Hilde Wangel, Elizabeth Robins, Georg Brandes, Rolf Fjelde, Henry James, The Critical Heritage, Halvdan Koht, Ibsen's Lively Art, New Woman, Bernard Shaw New!
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- Hedda Gabler (Dover Thrift Editions) by Henrik Ibsen on 44 pages
- Peer Gynt : A Dramatic Poem (Oxford World's Classics) by Henrik Ibsen on 40 pages
- Master Builder (Dover Thrift Editions) by Henrik Ibsen on 33 pages
- The Marriage of Figaro (Plays for Performance Series) by Pierre Augustin de Beaumarchais on 21 pages
- John Gabriel Borkman by Henrik Ibsen on 20 pages
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- Ibsen: A Doll's House (Plays in Production) by Egil Tornqvist in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Legislating the French Family: Feminism, Theater, and Republican Politics: 1870-1920 by Jean Elisabeth Pedersen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Comedy (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Alexander Leggatt in Front Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to Chekhov (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Vera Gottlieb in Front Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Stage (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Stanley Wells in Front Matter
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