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A Doll's House (Danish and Bokmål: Et dukkehjem; also translated as A Doll House) is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that month. [1] The play is set in a Norwegian town c. 1879.
Henrik Johan Ibsen (/ ˈ ɪ b s ən /; [1] Norwegian: [ˈhɛ̀nrɪk ˈɪ̀psn̩]; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director.As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and the most influential playwright of the 19th century, as well of one of the most influential playwrights in Western literature ...
The Master Builder was the first work Ibsen wrote upon his return to Norway in July 1891 after many years spent elsewhere in Europe. It is usually grouped with Ibsen's other works written during this late period of Ibsen's life such as Little Eyolf, John Gabriel Borkman, When We Dead Awaken, and Hedda Gabler. Early reactions to the play by ...
The Wild Duck (original Norwegian title: Vildanden) is an 1884 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It explores the complexities of truth and illusion through the story of a family torn apart by secrets and the intrusion of an idealistic outsider. It focuses on the Ekdal family, whose fragile peace is shattered by Gregers Werle, an ...
A Doll's House is a 1917 American silent drama film based on the eponymous 1879 play by Henrik Ibsen (original title: Et dukkehjem / A Doll House ). The film was written and directed by Joe De Grasse, and stars Lon Chaney, William Stowell and Dorothy Phillips. [1] Film historian Jon C. Mirsalis stated that director De Grasse's wife Ida May Park ...
The Oxford Ibsen is a book series containing the most comprehensive English translations of the noted playwright Henrik Ibsen 's collected works, edited by James Walter McFarlane (1920–1999) and published between 1960 and 1977. [1] It is an important edition as the releases of Ibsen's plays are often translated into third languages through ...
L. The Lady from the Sea. Lady Inger. The League of Youth. Little Eyolf. Love's Comedy.
The Vikings at Helgeland (Hærmændene paa Helgeland) is Henrik Ibsen 's seventh play. It was written during 1857 and first performed at Christiania Norske Theater in Oslo on 24 November 1858. The plot takes place during the time of Erik Blood-axe (c. 930–934) in the north of Norway in historic Helgeland, a time in which Norwegian society was ...