Henrik Ibsen, 1818-1906
Biographical note
Influential Norwegian playwright who was largely responsible for the decline of the Victorian drama and the rise of the Modern. His plays were considered scandalous in much of society at the time, when Victorian values of family life and propriety were still very much the norm, and any challenge to them considered immoral and outrageous. Ibsen's work examined the realities that lay behind many a facade, which the society of the time did not want to see.
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Works
- Catiline [1850]
- The Warrior's Barrow (Kjæmpehøjen) [1850]
- St. John's Eve (play) (Sancthansnatten) [1852]
- Lady Inger of Oestraat (Fru Inger til Østeraad) [1854]
- The Feast at Solhaug (Gildet paa Solhoug) [1855]
- Olaf Liljekrans [1856]
- The Vikings of Helgeland (Hærmændene paa Helgeland) [1857]
- Love's Comedy (Kjærlighedens Komedie) [1862]
- The Pretenders (Kongs-Emnerne) [1863]
- Brand (Brand) [1865]
- Peer Gynt (Peer Gynt) [1867]
- The League of Youth (De unges Forbund) [1869]
- Emperor and Galilean (Kejser og Galilæer) [1873]
- Pillars of Society (Samfundets støtter) [1877]
- A Doll's House (Et dukkehjem) [1879]
- Ghosts (Gengangere) [1881]
- An Enemy of the People (En Folkefiende) [1882]
- The Wild Duck (Vildanden) [1884]
- Rosmersholm (Rosmersholm) [1886]
- The Lady from the Sea (Fruen fra havet) [1888]
- Hedda Gabler (Hedda Gabler) [1890]
- The Master Builder (Bygmester Solness) [1892]
- Little Eyolf (Lille Eyolf) [1894]
- John Gabriel Borkman [1896]
- When We Dead Awaken (Når vi døde vågner) [1899]
