The Master Builder and Other Plays
Henrik Ibsen
Hedda Gabler And Other Plays
by Una Mary Ellis-fermor, Henrik Ibsen
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Readers have a mixed response to the collection, with 'Hedda Gabler' receiving the most acclaim. Many appreciate Ibsen's exploration of complex characters and societal issues, while some find certain plays, like 'The Pillars of the Community', less engaging. The insights into female psychology and social expectations are frequently highlighted as strengths.
Complex character exploration Timeless themes Sharp societal critique Some dialogue feels forced Not all plays are engaging
Synopsis
In these three unforgettably intense plays, Henrik Ibsen explores the problems of personal and social morality that he perceived in the world around him and, in particular, the complex nature of truth.
The Pillars of the Community (1877) depicts a corrupt shipowner’s struggle to hide the sins of his past at the expense of another man’s reputation, while in The Wild Duck (1884) an idealist, believing he must tell the truth at any cost, destroys a family by exposing the lie behind his friend’s marriage.
And Hedda Gabler (1890) portrays an unhappily married woman who is unable to break free from the conventional life she has created for herself, with tragic results for the entire family.
Publication
Publisher Penguin
Year 1961
Binding Paperback
Pages 368
Place Harmondsworth, Middlesex, Eng
Language English
ISBN-13 9780140440164
ISBN-10 014044016X
LCC PT8854 .E38 1961
DCC 839.8/226
Hedda Gabler And Other Plays is a Scandinavian play written by Una Mary Ellis-fermor and published by Penguin in Harmondsworth, Middlesex, Eng (1961).
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