Eight Plays

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Modern Library, 1982 - Drama - 668 pages
Written between 1879 and 1892, these plays reflect Ibsen's interest in having his characters confront complex moral issues. Translated by Scandinavian actress Eva Le Gallienne.

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Ghosts
81
An Enemy of the People
149
The Wild Duck
245
Copyright

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Eight Plays
Henrik Ibsen
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About the author (1982)

Henrik Ibsen, poet and playwright was born in Skein, Norway, in 1828. His creative work spanned 50 years, from 1849-1899, and included 25 plays and numerous poems. During his middle, romantic period (1840-1875), Ibsen wrote two important dramatic poems, Brand and Peer Gynt, while the period from 1875-1899 saw the creation of 11 realistic plays with contemporary settings, the most famous of which are A Doll's House, Ghosts, Hedda Gabler, and The Wild Duck. Henrik Ibsen died in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway in 1906.

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TitleEight Plays
Modern Library college editions
AuthorHenrik Ibsen
Translated byEva Le Gallienne
Editionbraille
PublisherModern Library, 1982
Original fromthe University of California
DigitizedJul 14, 2008
ISBN0394328655, 9780394328652
Length668 pages
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Drama / European / General
Juvenile Nonfiction / Literary Criticism & Collections
Literary Criticism / European / Scandinavian
  
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