A Dolls House, Henrik Ibsen
A Dolls House, Henrik Ibsen
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A Doll's House

Author: Henrik Ibsen

Narrator: Various

Unabridged: 2 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/03/2023

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

Ibsen's "A Doll's House," written two years after "The Pillars of Society," became a sensation and is now widely considered his most famous play. Required reading in many secondary schools and universities, the play was highly controversial upon its release due to its sharp criticism of 19th Century marriage norms. Despite following the structure of a traditional well-made play, the play breaks convention by ending with a discussion instead of an unraveling in its final act. Although Ibsen himself denied it, "A Doll's House" is often referred to as the first true feminist play.

About Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906) was a major nineteenth-century Norwegian playwright, theater director, and poet. He is often referred to as “the father of prose drama” and is one of the founders of modernism in the theater. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll’s House, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, and The Master Builder. Several of his plays were considered scandalous to many of his era, when European theater was required to model strict mores of family life and propriety. Ibsen’s work examined the realities that lay behind many façades, revealing much that was disquieting to many contemporaries. It utilized a critical eye and free inquiry into the conditions of life and issues of morality.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on April 29, 2016

Imagine what it would be like to live in a doll’s house: it's a house in which you are controlled and have no power to make any strong decisions; it's a house in which you are a play thing for someone else’s entertainment. This sounds a lot like a bad marriage, so it's a house in which your husband......more

Goodreads review by Mark on April 28, 2024

As many international news outlets have reported*, it is no secret that my reading form has taken a hit lately. To the extent that my income from my reviews on the Dark Web has not been sufficient to support my lifestyle. Enter one of my heroes Henrik Ibsen, one of his plays will sort me out, and sor......more

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on April 14, 2018

This is the story of a marriage that superficially seems happy, but a critical turn of events reveals a sham relationship. Torvald and Nora Helmer, who've had some financial struggles, are delighted because Torvald has gotten major promotion at the bank where he works. But Nora, behind her lightheart......more

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