Ibsen's Lively Art: A Performance Study of the Major Plays

by Frederick J. Marker and Lise-Lone Marker

Book Overview

According to the Markers, a play, especially an Ibsen play, is fundamentally a text for performance. In their study of Henrik Ibsen in the theater, they suggest that a deeper meaning underlies the "reality" Ibsen represents, yet the precise manner of its expression is the lively variable that gives his greatest plays their abiding fascination in performance. This comprehensive survey explores key stage productions of six major Ibsen plays, from Peer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521619246
• ISBN13: 9780521619240
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"