Henrik Ibsen

Broschiertes Buch

The Pillars Of Society And Other Plays (1888)

Beschreibung

The Pillars of Society and Other Plays is a collection of four plays written by the renowned Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen. The book was first published in 1888 and contains the plays, The Pillars of Society, A Doll's House, Ghosts, and An Enemy of the People. The Pillars of Society is a play that explores the theme of social responsibility and the role of the individual in society. The story follows a businessman named Karsten Bernick who is forced to confront his past when a dark secret is revealed. A Doll's House is one of Ibsen's most famous plays and is often regarded as a feminist masterpiece. The play tells the story of a woman named Nora who is trapped in a marriage and struggles to find her own identity. Ghosts is a play that deals with taboo topics such as incest and venereal disease. The story follows a widow named Mrs. Alving who is haunted by the sins of her late husband. An Enemy of the People is a play that explores the conflict between the individual and society. The story follows a doctor named Thomas Stockmann who discovers that the town's baths are contaminated and fights against the corrupt officials who try to cover up the truth. Overall, The Pillars of Society and Other Plays is a collection of thought-provoking and powerful plays that continue to be relevant today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Henrik Johan Ibsen (20 March 1828 - 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playwrights of his time.[2] His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, When We Dead Awaken, Pillars of Society, The Lady from the Sea, Rosmersholm, The Master Builder, and John Gabriel Borkman. He is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare,[3][4] and by the early 20th century A Doll's House became the world's most performed play.[5] Several of his later dramas were considered scandalous to many of his era, when European theatre was expected to model strict morals of family life and propriety. Ibsen's later work examined the realities that lay behind the facades, revealing much that was disquieting to a number of his contemporaries. He had a critical eye and conducted a free inquiry into the conditions of life and issues of morality. His early poetic and cinematic play Peer Gynt, however, has also strong surreal elements.[6] Ibsen is often ranked as one of the most distinguished playwrights in the European tradition.[7] Richard Hornby describes him as "a profound poetic dramatist-the best since Shakespeare".[8] He is widely regarded as the foremost playwright of the nineteenth century.[7][9] He influenced other playwrights and novelists such as George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Miller, James Joyce, Eugene O'Neill, and Miroslav Krleza. Ibsen was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902, 1903, and 1904.[10] Ibsen wrote his plays in Danish (the common written language of Denmark and Norway during his lifetime)[11] and they were published by the Danish publisher Gyldendal. Although most of his plays are set in Norway-often in places reminiscent of Skien, the port town where he grew up-Ibsen lived for 27 years in Italy and Germany, and rarely visited Norway during his most productive years. Born into a merchant family connected to the patriciate of Skien, Ibsen shaped his dramas according to his family background. He was the father of Prime Minister Sigurd Ibsen. Ibsen's dramas have a strong influence upon contemporary culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781104321710
• ISBN-10: 1104321718
• Artikelnr.: 26350244