Henrik Ibsen

'Oh, be not afraid. I am cast out of society, but you, is it not true, you walk around as a man of honour? What more do you want?' (Laura Kieler, Men of Honour) Very few readers and audiences know that Ibsen's iconic feminist drama A Doll's House was built upon the real-life story of a woman called Laura Kieler, who was his friend and fellow writer. Her life fell apart when A Doll's House came out and the world saw her deeply private life splashed across its stages. With tremendous determination and perseverance, she managed to recover from the trauma that Ibsen's play caused her, and channelled her pain into a successful play of her own called (pointedly) Men of Honour. The play, performed in Copenhagen in 1890, caused great debate and fierce controversy. Ibsen eventually responded to her play by likewise writing a drama: When We Dead Awaken, his final work. This new edition traces the conversation between Ibsen and Kieler through these plays, across almost two decades and brings Kieler centre stage, and deepens our understanding of Ibsen's A Doll's House and When We Dead Awaken. These three plays create a fascinating whole: a fusion of vantage points, contexts, and visions still reverberating on and off stage today. Furthermore, the two Ibsen plays speak to each other in startling and fresh ways. This volume also explores 21st century concerns about consent and the many ways in which women in particular are still not heard. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Tri bessmertnykh shedevra mirovoj dramaturgii, perevedennye na vse krupnye jazyki, vkhodjaschie v zolotoj fond literatury vsekh vremen i narodov i v nashi dni ne skhodjaschie s luchshikh stsen mira i ekranizirovannye v obschej slozhnosti 43 raza (v tom chisle i v nashej strane).Dramaticheskaja poema "Per Gjunt", s ego prichudlivym sochetaniem realnosti i mistiki, sotsialnoj satiroj i filosofskimi temami poiska sebja.Odno iz glavnykh khudozhestvennykh proizvedenij feminizma - legendarnaja "Nora, ili Kukolnyj dom", esche v pozaproshlom veke postavivshaja problemu zhenskoj svobody i nezavisimosti.I "Gedda Gabler", mnogokratno sravnivavshajasja kritikami i literaturovedami s antichnymi tragedijami, - moschnaja i zhestokaja istorija silnoj zhenschiny, bolshe vsego na svete nenavidjaschej v sebe zhenstvennost i sposobnost k materinstvu...

Finally, I'm being brave. London, 1948. The war is over, India is newly independent, and Hedda Gabler has retired: early, elegantly, and with secrets. Once a Hollywood star, now the wife of rising British film director George Tesman, Hedda lives in Chelsea, hiding behind drawn curtains. But the past is beginning to stir. An old friend has written a screenplay that cuts too close to the truth. And there’s a powerful producer in town who never takes no for an answer. Inspired by the story of screen legend Merle Oberon, Hedda is a bold new version of Henrik Ibsen’s classic drama about blackmail, secrecy and power. Written by Tanika Gupta (Tupperware of Ashes) this edition was published to coincide with the Orange Tree Theatre production in October 2025, directed by BAFTA-winning director Hettie Macdonald (Normal People) and starring Pearl Chanda (I May Destroy You) in the title role.