A doll's house [LP]
A Doll's House was written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828<U+2013>1906) and was first published in 1879 in Danish under the title "Et dukkehjem." It is a three-act play set in Norway around 1879 and is noted for the way it handles the fate of a married woman and the t...
| Main Author: | Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Sharp, R. Farquharson 1864-1945 (Translator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book Large Print |
| Language: | English Norwegian |
| Published: |
[Ontario, Canada] :
Cactus Classics, an imprint of Cactus Publishing, Inc.,
2019.
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| Edition: | [Large print ed.]. |
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| Summary: |
A Doll's House was written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828<U+2013>1906) and was first published in 1879 in Danish under the title "Et dukkehjem." It is a three-act play set in Norway around 1879 and is noted for the way it handles the fate of a married woman and the traditional roles of men and women in 19th century marriages. Ibsen's plays are the most frequently performed plays after Shakespeare. A Doll's House is the most performed play in the world. Some of Ibsen's most notable works include Peer Gynt, A Doll's House, Ghosts, an Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck and Hedda Gabler. |
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| Item Description: |
Note: even though this title was technically published in Danish, the author is Norwegian and it was a mix of Danish and Norwegian that is typically called Dano-Norwegian. Thus, Library of Congress traditionally assigns this the language code for Norwegian. Originally published in 1879 in Danish under the title "El dukkehjem." "This edition uses the translated unabridged text which reflects the language and attitudes of the time in which it was written."--T.p. verso. "Translator (English): R. Farquharson Sharp (1910 edition of "Everyman's Library No. 494", published by J.M. Dent & Sons, London and E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc., New York."--T.p. verso. |
| Physical Description: |
157 pages (large print) ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781773600253 1773600257 |