[Gutenberg 2542] • A Doll's House : a play

[Gutenberg 2542] • A Doll's House : a play
Authors
Ibsen, Henrik
Publisher
Hard Press
Tags
marriage -- drama , wives -- drama , feminism , classics , man-woman relationships -- drama , norwegian drama -- translations into english
ISBN
9781406914832
Date
1879-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.08 MB
Lang
en
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A Doll's House (1879), is a masterpiece of theatrical craft which, for the first time portrayed the tragic hypocrisy of Victorian middle class marriage on the stage. The play ushered in a new social era and "exploded like a bomb into contemporary life".  The Student Edition contains these exclusive features: ·         A chronology of the playwright's life and work ·         An introduction giving the background of the play ·         Commentary on themes, characters. language and style ·         Notes on individual words and phrases in the text ·         Questions for further study ·         Bibliography for further reading.