Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House Henrik Ibsen: An
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slide1. Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House<br>
slide2. Henrik Ibsen: An Introduction Henrik Johan Ibsen(20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism” and one of the most influential playwrights of his time. He is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and A Doll's House was the world's most performed play in 2006. Several of his later dramas were considered scandalous to many of his era, when European theatre was expected to model strict morals of family life and propriety. Ibsen's later work examined the realities that lay behind the facades, revealing much that was disquieting to a number of his contemporaries.<br>
slide3. He had a critical eye and conducted a free inquiry into the conditions of life and issues of morality. Ibsen is often ranked as one of the most distinguished playwrights in the European tradition. He is widely regarded as the foremost playwright of the nineteenth century. Ibsen was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902, 1903, and 1904.
Ibsen wrote his plays in Danish (the common written language of Denmark and Norway during his lifetime)and they were published by the Danish publisher Gyldendal. Ibsen's dramas had a strong influence upon contemporary culture.<br>
slide4. A Doll’s House A Doll's House (Danish: Et dukkehjem; also translated as A Doll House) is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that month. The play is set in a Norwegian town circa 1879.
Inspiration:A Doll's House was based on the life of Laura Kieler (maiden name Laura Smith Petersen), a good friend of Ibsen.<br>
slide5. Ibsen, ‘Notes for a Modern Tragedy’ 19 October 1878 There are two kinds of moral laws, two kinds of conscience, one for men and one, quite different, for women. […] A woman cannot be herself in modern society. It is an exclusively male society, with laws made by men and with prosecutors and judges who assess female conduct from a male standpoint. […] A mother in modern society, like certain insects, retires and dies once she has done her duty by propagating the race. Love of life, of home, of husband and children and family. […] Everything must be borne alone. The catastrophe approaches, mercilessly, inevitably. Despair, conflict and defeat.<br>
slide6. DRAMATIS PERSONAE Torvald Helmer.
Nora, his wife.
Doctor Rank.
Mrs. Linde.
Nils Krogstad.
Helmer‘s three young children.
Anne, their nurse. A Housemaid.
A Porter.
(The action takes place in Helmer‘s house.)<br>
slide7. Thank You<br>
slide2. Henrik Ibsen: An Introduction Henrik Johan Ibsen(20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism” and one of the most influential playwrights of his time. He is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and A Doll's House was the world's most performed play in 2006. Several of his later dramas were considered scandalous to many of his era, when European theatre was expected to model strict morals of family life and propriety. Ibsen's later work examined the realities that lay behind the facades, revealing much that was disquieting to a number of his contemporaries.<br>
slide3. He had a critical eye and conducted a free inquiry into the conditions of life and issues of morality. Ibsen is often ranked as one of the most distinguished playwrights in the European tradition. He is widely regarded as the foremost playwright of the nineteenth century. Ibsen was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902, 1903, and 1904.
Ibsen wrote his plays in Danish (the common written language of Denmark and Norway during his lifetime)and they were published by the Danish publisher Gyldendal. Ibsen's dramas had a strong influence upon contemporary culture.<br>
slide4. A Doll’s House A Doll's House (Danish: Et dukkehjem; also translated as A Doll House) is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that month. The play is set in a Norwegian town circa 1879.
Inspiration:A Doll's House was based on the life of Laura Kieler (maiden name Laura Smith Petersen), a good friend of Ibsen.<br>
slide5. Ibsen, ‘Notes for a Modern Tragedy’ 19 October 1878 There are two kinds of moral laws, two kinds of conscience, one for men and one, quite different, for women. […] A woman cannot be herself in modern society. It is an exclusively male society, with laws made by men and with prosecutors and judges who assess female conduct from a male standpoint. […] A mother in modern society, like certain insects, retires and dies once she has done her duty by propagating the race. Love of life, of home, of husband and children and family. […] Everything must be borne alone. The catastrophe approaches, mercilessly, inevitably. Despair, conflict and defeat.<br>
slide6. DRAMATIS PERSONAE Torvald Helmer.
Nora, his wife.
Doctor Rank.
Mrs. Linde.
Nils Krogstad.
Helmer‘s three young children.
Anne, their nurse. A Housemaid.
A Porter.
(The action takes place in Helmer‘s house.)<br>
slide7. Thank You<br>