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A Doll's House (Norwegian: Et dukkehjem; also translated as A Doll House) is a three-act play in prose by Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that month. The play is significant for its critical... Read Full Overview

One of the best-known, most frequently performed of modern plays, A Doll's House richly displays the genius with which Henrik Ibsen pioneered modern, realistic prose drama. In the central character of Nora, Ibsen epitomized the human struggle against the humiliating constraints... Read Full Overview

Nora se cree felizmente casada con Torvaldo. Llevan ocho a os de casados y tienen tres hijos. Adem s, Torvaldo Helmer asumir en el a o nuevo el puesto de director de un banco. Todo parece perfecto, pero Nora guarda un secreto. As se lo confiesa a su amiga Linde. A os atr s,... Read Full Overview

Et Dukkehjem (A Doll's House) is, quite simply, the most performed play in history.It is a three-act play in prose by Henrik Ibsen which critically deals with the suffocating norms of a 19th century marriage. However the theme goes beyond this and is far more universal, namely... Read Full Overview

Ibsen's 1879 play shocked its first audiences with its radical insights into the social roles of husband and wife. His portrayal of the caged 'songbird' in his flawed heroine Nora remains one of the most striking dramatic depictions of the late 19th century woman.

For lovers of timeless classics, this series of beautifully packaged and affordably priced editions of world literature encompasses a variety of literary genres, including theater, novels, poems, and essays. Los lectores tomaran un gran placer en descubrir los clasicos con estas... Read Full Overview

'I think I'm a human being before anything else. I don't care what other people say. I don't care what people write in books. I need to think for myself.' Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House premiered in 1879 in Copenhagen, the second in a series of realist plays by Ibsen, and immediately... Read Full Overview

Nora Helmer, wife to Torvald and mother of three children, appears to enjoy living the life of a pampered, indulged child. But as her economic dependence becomes brutally clear, Nora's acceptance of the status quo undergoes a profound change. To the horror of the bewildered... Read Full Overview

A Doll's House is a three-act play in prose by Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that month.The play is significant for its critical attitude toward 19th century marriage norms. It aroused... Read Full Overview

Step into the groundbreaking drama of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House in this beautifully designed edition. This play follows the story of Nora, a woman who must confront the societal expectations placed upon her as a wife and mother. With a new introduction and insightful... Read Full Overview

Casa de mu ecas. Obra de teatro escrita por el noruego Henrik Johan Ibsen. Se estren el 21 de diciembre de 1879 en el Det Kongelige Teater de Copenhague. Su t tulo original en noruego es Et d kkehjem. Considerado un texto cl sico de la dramaturgia universal.Nora se cree felizmente... Read Full Overview

Et Dukkehjem (A Doll's House) is, quite simply, the most performed play in history.It is a three-act play in prose by Henrik Ibsen which critically deals with the suffocating norms of a 19th century marriage. However the theme goes beyond this and is far more universal, namely... Read Full Overview

Ibsen's seminal play, which changed modern drama, is a searing view of a male-dominated and authoritarian society, presented with a realism that elevates theatre to a level above mere entertainment. The reverberations of Nora's slamming the door as she leaves Torvald continue... Read Full Overview

Written in 1879, " A Doll s House" has been called the first truly feminist play. A scathing critique of the traditional roles of men and women in nineteenth century marriage, it caused scandal throughout Europe at a time when marriage was regarded as the most sacred of society... Read Full Overview

Ibsen's best-known play displays his genius for realistic prose drama. An expression of women's rights, the play climaxes when the central character, Nora, rejects a smothering marriage and life in "a doll's house."

Drama / Characters: 3 males 4 females 2 children

This epochal drama of marriage and the individual portrays a controlling husband Torvald Helmer and his wife Nora a submissive young woman who when their idealized homelife collapses comes to the realization that she must finally... Read Full Overview

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen portrays Nora, the wife, as a "doll," beautiful, unsophisticated, childlike, well-meaning, but ignorant of the adult world and affairs. All of her friends see her as a doll. Her husband Torvald treats her as one, calling her childish names. He tries... Read Full Overview