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Henrik Ibsen
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Series
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English
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When A Doll's House was first published in 1879 it created a sensation. The play follows the ordinary life of a housewife. Gradually the tensions within her marriage become clear and build to a final, stunning action. The play is widely studied because of its sharp critique of 19th century marriage norms, and its feminist tendencies.
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English
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Fearing rejection by her community, Helene Alving stayed with her philandering husband up until his death. She finds out that her son Osvald not only has congenital syphilis, but is in love with the maid without knowing she is his half-sister. Eventually Mrs. Alving must face the cruel choice of euthanizing her own son as he descends into a syphilitic madness. As with Ibsen's A Doll's House, Ghosts was an intentionally controversial
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Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
lv, 389 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book contains four of Ibsen's most important plays in superb modern translations. With her assertion that she is first and foremost a human being, rather than a wife, mother or fragile doll, Nora Helmer sent shockwaves throughout Europe when she appeared in Henrik Ibsen's greatest and most famous play, A Doll's House. Ibsen's follow-up, Ghosts, was no less radical, with its unrelenting investigation into religious hypocrisy, family secrets, and...
4) The master builder and other plays: with Little Eyolf, John Gabriel Borkman and When we dead awaken
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Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
liv, 312 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
5) Hedda Gabler
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Series
Pub. Date
1990.
Physical Desc
vii, 72 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
This dark psychological drama depicts the evil machinations of a ruthless, nihilistic heroine. Readers will discover an exploration of the nature of evil and the tragedy that lies in human frailty.
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Series
Pub. Date
[1935?]
Physical Desc
xiv, 1,185 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
TOC: A doll's house -- Ghosts -- An enemy of the people -- The master builder -- Pillars of society -- Hedda Gabler -- John Gabriel Borkman -- The wild duck -- The league of youth -- Rosmersholm -- Peer Gynt.
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Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
349 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The dramatic and moving re-imagination of the characters from Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea, set against the backdrop of a late-nineteenth-century English Channel town that harbors many secrets. After a ferocious early springtime storm, young Norwegian sailor Hans Lyngstrand is shipwrecked in the English Channel near the coastal Kent town of Dengate; he is one of few survivors. Soon after, aspiring journalist Martin Bridges takes a job as the reporter...
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Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 by 27 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
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English
Description
Peer Gynt, a curious and adventurous boy, one day makes his way to the other side of the forest, where he encounters a castle. Peer manages to slip into the fortress and passes from room to room as he marvels at the richness of what he sees. Then the boy turns a corner and runs into the owner of the castle. The angry Mountain King chases his uninvited guest as Peer searches for an open door and freedom.
9) Hedda Gabler
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents Henrik Ibsen's play, Hedda Gabler, the story of a woman's tormented search for self-fulfillment in a world dominated by men.
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
8 videodiscs (approximately 1,140 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
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English
Description
The cherry orchard: Madame Ranevskaya returns to her decaying estate in pre-Revolutionary Russia after an exile in Paris. The estate and its beloved cherry orchard are threatened by Ranevskaya's financial problems, and no one seems able to do anything about it.
Talking to a stranger: A grown-up brother and sister go home to visit their elderly parents, but a series of emotional developments lead to shocking resolutions. Consists of four episodes,...
