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Ibsen's Kingdom: The Man and His Works 9780300256246
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I BSEN’S K INGDOM
Ibsen ’s Kingdom The Man and His Works
Evert Sprinchorn
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Henrik Ibsen
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A well-known Norwegian playwright, theater director, and poet of the 19th century was Henrik Ibsen. He is one of the pioneers of modernism in Theater and is frequently referred to as "the father of prose drama." His most well-known pieces are Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Ghosts, Hedda Gabler, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm, and The Master Builder.
Many in his time saw several of his plays as scandalous as European Theater was expected to set high standards for decency and family life. Ibsen's work explored the truths that were hidden beneath a lot of masks, exposing a lot of stuff that many of his peers found unsettling. It made use of an open mind and a critical eye while examining moral dilemmas and living circumstances. Surrealistic aspects are present in Peer Gynt, a drama that blends poetry and cinema.
Early Life and Youth
Playwright Henrik Ibsen radically altered the laws of drama in the l