Ibsen in America [Hardcover]

Robert A. Schanke (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1988 | ISBN-10: 0810820994 | ISBN-13: 978-0810820999

"Dramatic freaks," "a cataract of vapid talk," "an offence to taste"--such were the epithets coined by American critics in the late 19th century about the dramas of the "Bard of Bacteria," Henrik Ibsen. By the 1970s, however, attitudes had reversed. When Washington's Kennedy Center opened its new Eisenhower Theater, they premiered with Ibsen's A Doll's House. This shift in one century from rejection to acceptance, from avant-garde to establishment status, did not occur without considerable resistance. Schanke analyzes this evolution from iconoclast to icon. With actresses' essays and interviews about the playwright, index, bibliography, and illustrations of Ibsen productions.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...an excellent survey. (Scandinavian-American Bulletin )

...a great service for students of the theater....Students should find it an invaluable source for papers on performance history (Ibsen News And Comment )

Product Details

• Hardcover: 366 pages
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press (March 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810820994
• ISBN-13: 978-0810820999
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,845,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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