A Doll's House and Other Plays: With Pillars of the Community, Ghosts and an Ene

<p><b>Four of Ibsen's most important plays in superb modern translations, part of the new Penguin Ibsen series.</b><br> 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, <i>A Doll's House</i>. Ibsen's follow-up, <i>Ghosts</i>, was no less radical, with its unrelenting investigation into religious hypocrisy, family secrets, and sexual double-dealing. These two masterpieces are accompanied here by <i>The Pillars of Society</i> and <i>An Enemy of the People</i>, both exploring the tensions and dark compromises at the heart of society.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Henrik Ibsen<br><b>Publisher:</b> Penguin Group<br><b>Published:</b> 09/13/2016<br><b>Pages:</b> 448<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.70lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.20d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780141194561<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>HENRIK IBSEN<b> </b>(1828-1906) is often called 'the Father of Modern Drama'. Born in Norway in 1828, he enjoyed successes with the verse dramas <i>Brand</i> and <i>Peer Gynt</i>, before embarking on his great 12-&shy;play cycle of society dramas, which included <i>A Doll's House</i> and <i>Ghosts</i>. After twenty-&shy;one years of self-&shy;imposed exile in Italy and Germany, Ibsen died in Norway in 1906. <p/>DEBORAH DAWKIN and ERIK SKUGGEVIK, are freelance literary