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1. Ghosts by Henrik, 1828-1906 Ibsen | |
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(2005-05-01)
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Absolutely fascinating
An emotional work - very poignant
Seemingly simple, but complex study
Seemingly simple, but complex study
Ibsen's controversial attack on conventional morality Helen Alving is building an orphanage as a memorial to her late husband and the night before the dedication she confesses to her old friend Parson Manders that her husband had been a "degenerate," and she is building the orphanage using her husband's "dirty" money so only her own money will pass on to her son, Oswald, who has just returned from living abroad. But then Oswald confesses he has a debilitating, incurable disease that the doctors believe was inherited. Even from beyond the grave, the "ghost" of Captain Alving ruins the life of his family. Mrs. Alving has to confess her husband's past to their son, destroying the young man's idealized view of his father. Knowing he is dying, Oswald wants to seduce the maid, Regina, so that when he enters the next stage of the disease she will give him poison. Oswald does not care that Regina is really his half-sister, and in the end it will be his mother's decision whether or not to give her son the poison when Oswald begins to have his attack. The ending of the play constitutes a Rorschach test for the audience, with Ibsen refusing to let them off the hook. "Ghosts" is probably the Ibsen drama that relies most on symbolism, from the heavy use of light/dark imagery to the purifying aspects of fire, to the obvious symbolism of ghosts. Consequently, I think this makes "Ghosts" one of the easier plays by Ibsen for students to analyze. Final Argument: Reading Ibsen's plays in order has greater benefit than usual when reading the works of a single author. If you read "A Doll's House," "Ghosts," "An Enemy of the People," and "The Wild Duck," then you will see the playwright struggling to find a play that will reflect his deeply held beliefs and also find widespread critical and public acceptance. The relationship between each set of plays in the progression becomes insightful, as Ibsen either extends or reverses elements of the previous drama. For teachers of drama there might not be a better quartet of plays to study to show the growth of a major dramatist. ... Read more |
2. Biography - Ibsen, Henrik (1828-1906): An article from: Contemporary Authors Online by Gale Reference Team | |
Digital: 16
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(2007-01-01)
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3. Ghosts; An enemy of the people; The wild duck by Henrik (1828-1906) Ibsen | |
Hardcover:
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(1901)
Asin: B000OFHY00 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
4. Peer Gynt. Translated with an introd. by William and Charles Archer. Illustrated by Per Krohg by Henrik (1828-1906) Ibsen | |
Hardcover:
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(1957)
Asin: B000P1SBN2 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
5. When We Dead Awaken by Henrik, 1828-1906 Ibsen | |
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(2003-12-01)
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6. Early PlaysCatiline, the Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans by Henrik, 1828-1906 Ibsen | |
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(2004-12-01)
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7. Little Eyolf by Henrik, 1828-1906 Ibsen | |
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(2005-04-01)
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8. The plays of Henrik Ibsen. by Henrik, 1828-1906. Ibsen | |
Hardcover:
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(1938)
Asin: B000OFVW0S Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
9. Six Plays by Henrik Ibsen (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Henrik Ibsen | |
Paperback: 864
Pages
(2003-11-01)
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Worth finding |
10. Henrik Ibsen's a Doll's House & Hedda Gabler (Barron's Book Notes) by Henrik Ibsen | |
Paperback: 119
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(1985-08)
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Henrik Ibsen: An Underlying Theme
A DOLL'S HOUSE IS MORE THAN PLAY. |
11. Four Major Plays, Volume I (Signet Classics) by Henrik Ibsen | |
Paperback: 400
Pages
(2006-06-06)
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Compelling classics
Engrossing!
Hedda Gabler |
12. Ibsen:The Complete Major Prose Plays by Henrik Ibsen | |
Paperback: 1152
Pages
(1978-04-01)
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Amazing collection, great translation, great extras... Fjelde presents Ibsen's major prose plays (which leaves out, of course, beauties like "Peer Gynt" but includes "A Doll House," "Ghosts," "An Enemy of the People," and "Hedda Gabler," among others) in fresh new translations, often altering standard misuses.He explains, for example, that traditional renderings of "Et dukkehjem" as "A Doll's House" warp its real meaning, which is simply "A Doll House."Pedantic as it may appear, this care is necessary, and evident throughout. Even better are the almost 100 pages of extras: detailed introductions to each play, as well as minutely researched production histories.Who knew, for example, that "Ghosts" premiered not in Denmark or Norway but...Chicago, in 1882?The production notes and introduction to the volume tell a story we don't often hear about Ibsen, a tale of difficulties in Scandinavia, followed by years of exile and, ultimately, international acclaim.Reading the plays, which seem to have become more and more specifically Norwegian in setting and theme while Ibsen himself became more and more cosmopolitan, conjures memories of another exile who only ever wrote about home: James Joyce, not coincidentally one of Ibsen's greatest admirers. For the price, you can't do better for English translations of these pieces--many of which can't be found elsewhere--whether you're a scholar in need of the historical context Fjelde obligingly provides, or simply interested in plowing through some of the foundations of 20th century and contemporary drama.
A Nordic chill Theearlier works in the cycle achieved notoriety because of their themes,which were considered daring in those days. Nowadays, we can view theseworks with a greater objectivity. It is clear that Ibsen was stilldeveloping what was then a relatively new form - the realistic prose drama;and there are elements - e.g. the attempted blackmail and interceptedletter in "A Doll's House" - where we may still see remnants ofthe older type of melodrama from which Ibsen was attempting to break out.But they are very fine plays nonetheless, dealing with the individual'srelationship with the wider society. Ibsen always remained aware of theextent to which human characters are moulded by the society they inhabit,but from "Rosmersholm" onwards, he focussed more on thecharacters' inner lives. He also found ways of saying more with less: hislater plays are so concentrated, that not a word, not a gesture, isirrelevant. Instead of re-using old myths, like Wagner or Joyce in theirfields, Ibsen creates myths of his own: the white horses of Rosmersholm,for example, or the Master Builder who had defied God, but who dares notclimb as high as he builds. A powerful poetic imagination is apparent inthese plays, filling them with images of unforgettable intensity. The lastplay, "When We Dead Awaken", appears in part to forsake therealistic drama that Ibsen had so painstakingly developed, and return tothe world of those earlier poetic masterpieces, "Brand" and"Peer Gynt". "Hedda Gabler", "The MasterBuilder", "Little Eyolf", "John Gabriel Borkman" -these late plays are worthy to stand alongside the tragic masterpieces ofShakespeare or the Greeks. But a Nordic chill runs through them. Thereare distinguished translations by, amongst others, Michael Meyer (Methuen),Una Ellis-Fermor and Peter Watts (Penguin), and here, usefully collected inone volume, by Rolf Fjelde. They all bring out different aspects of theseworks, and they are all eminently readable. (Having seen many of thesetranslations in various performances, they also work well on stage.) UntilI learn Norwegian to read these works in the original, these translationswill have pride of place on my shelves. ... Read more |
13. Oxford Ibsen by Henrik Ibsen | |
Hardcover: 386
Pages
(1962-12)
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14. Henrik Ibsen and the Birth of Modernism: Art, Theater, Philosophy by Toril Moi | |
Hardcover: 416
Pages
(2006-08-24)
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15. Henrik Ibsen's Poems (Norwegian University Press Publication) by Henrik Ibsen | |
Hardcover: 160
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(1987-03-19)
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16. 11 Plays Henrik Ibsen by Henrik Ibsen | |
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(1977-06-12)
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17. Correspondence of Henrik Ibsen by Henrik Ibsen | |
Library Binding: 463
Pages
(1970-08)
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18. 11 Plays of Henrik Ibsen (Mlg 18) by Henrik Ibsen | |
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(1935-06)
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19. Four Major Plays: Volume 2 Ghosts An Enemy People The Lady from Sea John Gabriel Borkman (Ibsen) by Henrik Ibsen | |
Paperback: 400
Pages
(1970-07-01)
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great plays from a great author These four plays are no doubt among Ibsen's best.'Ghosts' deals with disease of the body and the spirit in the Alving family, while 'The Lady from the Sea' is comparable to 'Hedda Gabler' in its strong feminism: the main character Ellida demands the right to choose her own future.In 'John Gabriel Borkman' the title character comes down from self-imposed confinment in the attic of his house to begin his life again. However, my favorite has to be 'An Enemy of the People', which is one of the most powerful indictments of bourgeois democratic politics I've ever read.Those interested in such nineteenth-century philosophers as Kierkegaard or Nietzsche would particularly enjoy this play, since Ibsen strongly denounces the idea that the will of the majority is always right.While the American film of the play was not that good, there's a reason it was made in the first place: 'Enemy' might be the most relevant of all of Ibsen's plays to contemporary society (and I thought that even before the 2000 election!).While you might not agree with the sentiments of the main character, Dr. Stockmann, his ideas will provoke a reaction one way or the other, I promise you. Finally, the book also contains a lengthy and informative foreword by the translator Rolf Fjelde.
Excellent - must read!
An Enemy of the People--an astute examination of politics
Easy as can be, boring as can be. |
20. Ibsen: Four Plays, Vol. 3 by Henrik Ibsen | |
Paperback: 235
Pages
(1998-10)
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Editorial Review Book Description The translators have paid particular attention to three aspects of Ibsen'stechnique: his wit and humor, his "supertext" - the web of rich allusionsand references that he weaves in and around his dialogue - and the boldtheatricallity of the plays. The result is an Ibsen that soundscontemporary without being slangy or colloquial - an Ibsen of strong ideasbut also living characters - and surprisingly different from the image ofthe cold, forbidding "scold of the North" that we often associate with thisgiant writer. |
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