Four of Ibsen s most important plays in superb modern translations, part of the new Penguin Ibsen series. 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 sexual double-dealing. These two masterpieces are ...
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Four of Ibsen s most important plays in superb modern translations, part of the new Penguin Ibsen series. 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 sexual double-dealing. These two masterpieces are accompanied here by "The Pillars of Society"and"An Enemy of the People," both exploring the tensions and dark compromises at the heart of society."
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