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Six Plays by Henrik Ibsen by Henrik Ibsen (2003, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBarnes & Noble, Incorporated

ISBN-101593080611

ISBN-139781593080617

eBay Product ID (ePID)43443954

Product Key Features

Book TitleSix Plays by Henrik Ibsen

Number of Pages864 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

TopicClassics, Drama, European / General

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Drama, Fiction

AuthorHenrik Ibsen

Book SeriesBarnes and Noble Classics Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.7 in

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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SynopsisSix 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)., The father of modern drama,Henrik Ibsenshook 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 asPeer 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, includingThe 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., Plays included are: Peer Gynt; A Doll's House; Ghosts; The Wild Duck; Ibsen's most popular play, Hedda Gabler, and The Master Builder.