Six Plays By Henrik Ibsen

Author : Henrik Ibsen
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1593080611

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Six Plays by Henrik Ibsen by Henrik Ibsen Pdf

Six Plays by Henrik Ibsen is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: New introductions commissioned from today''s top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader''s viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader''s understanding of these enduring works. The father of modern drama, Henrik Ibsen shook off the stale conventions of nineteenth-century theater and made the stage play an instrument for brilliantly illuminating the dark recesses of human nature. After writing historical plays and imaginative epic dramas in verse, such as Peer Gynt, Ibsen turned away from history and romanticism to focus instead on the problems of the individual and modern society. The plays of his middle period—A Doll’s House, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, and his most popular play, Hedda Gabler—are masterpieces of stark psychological realism. In his final plays, including The Master Builder, Ibsen mixed realism and symbolism to enrich his examination of our subconscious drives and urges. Ibsen was criticized and denounced during his lifetime for expanding the boundaries of what is acceptable fare for the stage. Audiences were shocked when he wrote of feminist yearnings, venereal disease, and the deep emotions that underlie the sadness involved in being human. James Joyce put the criticism in perspective: “Henrik Ibsen is one of the world’s great men before whom criticism can make but feeble show. . . . When the art of a dramatist is perfect the critic is superfluous.” Ibsen has since come to be considered one of our greatest playwrights. Martin Puchner is Assistant Professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University. He is the author of Stage Fright: Modernism, Anti-Theatricality and Drama (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002).

Author : Brian Westerdale Downs
Publisher : Octagon Press, Limited
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UVA:X000168309

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A Study of Six Plays by Ibsen by Brian Westerdale Downs Pdf

Author : Henrik Ibsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Authors, Norwegian
ISBN : UCSC:32106010941075

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Six Plays by Henrik Ibsen Pdf

Author : Henrik Ibsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1002556356

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A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen Pdf

Author : Henrik Ibsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-12
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1420962019

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A Doll's House and Other Plays by Henrik Ibsen Pdf

Collected together here is a selection of six plays by Norway's most famous playwright, arguably one the greatest playwrights of all-time, Henrik Ibsen. In the first play of the volume, "Pillars of Society", Ibsen relates the story of Karsten Bernick, whose ambitious plan to connect his small coastal town by railway is jeopardized when his past comes back to haunt him. In the second play, "A Doll's House", we have the story of Nora Helmer, who has secretly borrowed a large sum of money to help her husband recover from a serious illness, by forging her father's signature, and the turmoil that it causes in her life and marriage. The third play, "Ghosts", is an intense psychological drama concerning Helen Alving, a wealthy widow, and her son Oswald, who suffers the tragic consequences of his late father's infidelity. In the fourth play, "An Enemy of the People", Ibsen explores the animosity that can befall someone whose actions, while in the best interest of the public good, threaten the economic well being of a community. Fifthly there is "Hedda Gabler", the story of a self-centered and manipulative woman who has grown bored of her new marriage to the kind and reliable George. Lastly in "The Master Builder" Ibsen tells the tale of Halvard Solness, a successful small town architect who is encouraged to confront his acrophobia, with tragic consequences. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Author : Henrik Ibsen
Publisher : Random House Trade
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0394309243

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Six Plays by Henrik Ibsen Pdf

Author : Henrik Ibsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798508985264

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A Doll's House and Other Plays by Henrik Ibsen Pdf

Collected together here is a selection of six plays by Norway?s most famous playwright, arguably one the greatest playwrights of all-time, Henrik Ibsen. In the first play of the volume, ?Pillars of Society?, Ibsen relates the story of Karsten Bernick, whose ambitious plan to connect his small coastal town by railway is jeopardized when his past comes back to haunt him. In the second play, ?A Doll?s House?, we have the story of Nora Helmer, who has secretly borrowed a large sum of money to help her husband recover from a serious illness, by forging her father?s signature, and the turmoil that it causes in her life and marriage. The third play, ?Ghosts?, is an intense psychological drama concerning Helen Alving, a wealthy widow, and her son Oswald, who suffers the tragic consequences of his late father?s infidelity. In the fourth play, ?An Enemy of the People?, Ibsen explores the animosity that can befall someone whose actions, while in the best interest of the public good, threaten the economic well being of a community. Fifthly there is ?Hedda Gabler?, the story of a self-centered and manipulative woman who has grown bored of her new marriage to the kind and reliable George. Lastly in ?The Master Builder? Ibsen tells the tale of Halvard Solness, a successful small town architect who is encouraged to confront his acrophobia, with tragic consequences. This edition includes a biographical afterword.

Author : Anton Chekhov,Tennessee Williams,Arthur Miller,Henrik Ibsen,George Bernard Shaw
Publisher : Dell
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1956-02-15
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780440379843

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Six Great Modern Plays by Anton Chekhov,Tennessee Williams,Arthur Miller,Henrik Ibsen,George Bernard Shaw Pdf

Here are six plays that stand as landmarks of the modern drama: Chekhov’s THREE SISTERS repeats, in terms of a handful of people, the spasms of a dying society. Isben’s THE MASTER BUILDER is the tragedy of the modern romantic, caught between desire and reality. Shaw’s MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION shocked England and America; this play was the first honest attempt in our era to deal with prostitution. O’Casey’s RED ROSES FOR ME is about a Protestant worker of Dublin who is a symbol of the ravaging conflicts in Ireland—and in man. Williams’s THE GLASS MENAGERIE is a tender, despairing portrait of two women, one lost in the past, the other in herself. Miller’s ALL MY SONS is a biting though compassionate, indictment of success through moral betrayal. We call these plays “modern.” But the they are high art, and are written with devotion to truth, and those two qualities have already made them timeless.

Author : Intelligent Education
Publisher : Influence Publishers
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-26
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781645424499

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Study Guide to the Major Plays of Henrik Ibsen by Intelligent Education Pdf

A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by Henrik Ibsen, the foremost playwright of the nineteenth century and the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare. Titles in this study guide include Brand, Peer Gynt, A Doll’s House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck, Hedda Gabler, The Master Builder, Pillars of Society, Rosmersholm, and John Gabriel Borkman. As a writer of social plays set in nineteenth-century Norway, Ibsen’s use of realistic dialogue and depiction of characters’ inner lives shaped the modern movement in drama. Moreover, as creator of the “problem play,” Ibsen’s brilliant psychological analysis of character continues to influence modern writers. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Ibsen’s classic works, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons they have stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.

Author : Henrik Ibsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0141195215

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Hedda Gabler and Other Plays by Henrik Ibsen Pdf

In these three unforgettably intense plays, Henrick Ibsen explores the problems of personal and social morality that he perceived in the world around him and, in particular, the complex nature of truth.

Author : Henrik Ibsen
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1987-07-09
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0413153002

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Ibsen Plays: 6 by Henrik Ibsen Pdf

Michael Meyer's pioneering contemporary versions of Ibsen have been praised by the great British drama critic, Kenneth Tynan, as being Crisp, cobweb free, purged of verbal Victoriana.

Author : Henrik Ibsen,Edmund Gosse, 1849-1928
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1347802401

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The Collected Works of Henrik Ibsen, Volume 6 by Henrik Ibsen,Edmund Gosse, 1849-1928 Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Christopher Innes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781134744282

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A Sourcebook on Naturalist Theatre by Christopher Innes Pdf

A Sourcebook on Naturalist Theatre provides essential primary sources which document one of the key movements in modern theatre. Christopher Innes has selected three writers to exemplify the movement, and six plays in particular: * Henrik Ibsen - A Dolls House and Hedda Gabler * Anton Chekhov - The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard * George Bernard Shaw - Mrs Warren's Profession and Heartbreak House. Innes' introduction provides an overview of naturalist theatre. Key themes include: the representation of women, significant contemporary issues and the links between theory, play writing and stage practice. The primary sources explore many aspects of naturalism, giving information on: * the playwrights' intentions when writing plays * contemporary reviews * literary criticism * political and social background * production notes from early performances of the plays.

Author : Henrik Ibsen
Publisher : Memorable Classics Books
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen Pdf

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that month. The play is set in a Norwegian town circa 1879. The play concerns the fate of a married woman, who at the time in Norway lacked reasonable opportunities for self-fulfillment in a male-dominated world, despite the fact that Ibsen denied it was his intent to write a feminist play. It was a great sensation at the time, and caused a "storm of outraged controversy" that went beyond the theatre to the world of newspapers and society. Synopsis: The play opens at Christmas time as Nora Helmer enters her home carrying many packages. Nora's husband Torvald is working in his study when she arrives. He playfully rebukes her for spending so much money on Christmas gifts, calling her his "little squirrel." He teases her about how the previous year she had spent weeks making gifts and ornaments by hand because money was scarce. This year Torvald is due a promotion at the bank where he works, so Nora feels that they can let themselves go a little. The maid announces two visitors: Mrs. Kristine Linde, an old friend of Nora's, who has come seeking employment; and Dr. Rank, a close friend of the family, who is let into the study. Kristine has had a difficult few years, ever since her husband died leaving her with no money or children. Nora says that things have not been easy for them either: Torvald became sick, and they had to travel to Italy so he could recover. Kristine explains that when her mother was ill she had to take care of her brothers, but now that they are grown she feels her life is "unspeakably empty." Nora promises to talk to Torvald about finding her a job. Kristine gently tells Nora that she is like a child. Nora is offended, so she tells her that she got money from "some admirer" so they could travel to Italy to improve Torvald's health. She told Torvald that her father gave her the money, but in fact she illegally borrowed it without his knowledge (women were forbidden from conducting financial activities such as signing checks without a man's endorsement). Since then, she has been secretly working and saving up to pay off the loan. Krogstad, a lower-level employee at Torvald's bank, arrives and goes into the study. Nora is clearly uneasy when she sees him. Dr. Rank leaves the study and mentions that he feels wretched, though like everyone he wants to go on living. In contrast to his physical illness, he says that the man in the study, Krogstad, is "morally diseased."

Author : R. J. Cardullo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789463002806

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A Play Analysis by R. J. Cardullo Pdf

"Play Analysis: A Casebook on Modern Western Drama is a combined play-analysis textbook and course companion that contains twelve essays on major dramas from the modern European and American theaters: among them, Ghosts, The Ghost Sonata, The Doctor’s Dilemma, A Man’s a Man, The Homecoming, The Hairy Ape, The Front Page, Of Mice and Men, Our Town, The Glass Menagerie, and Death of a Salesman. Supplementing these essays are a Step-by-Step Approach to Play Analysis, a Glossary of Dramatic Terms, Study Guides, Topics for Writing and Discussion, and bibliographies. Written with college students in mind (and possibly also advanced high school students), these critical essays cover some of the central plays treated in courses on modern Euro-American drama and will provide students with practical models to help them improve their own writing and analytical skills. The author is a “close reader” committed to a detailed yet objective examination of the structure, style, imagery, and language of a play. Moreover, he is concerned chiefly with dramatic analysis that can be of benefit not only to playreaders and theatergoers, but also to directors, designers, and even actors—that is, with analysis of character, action, dialogue, and setting that can be translated into concepts for theatrical production, or that can at least provide the kind of understanding of a play with which a theater practitioner could fruitfully quarrel."