{"product_id":"9781848705982","title":"Four Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith an Introduction by Ellen Rees, Centre for Ibsen Studies, University of Oslo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe plays of Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) are critically acclaimed throughout the world. The father of modern drama, Ibsen broke with theatrical conventions and created a more realistic form of drama that used the stage as a forum for debating social problems, notably the rights of the individual, and the damaging effects of orthodoxy. This collection of four plays contains,\u003cb\u003eA Doll’s House\u003c\/b\u003e (1879) and \u003cb\u003eHedda Gabler\u003c\/b\u003e (1890), his most striking depictions of the struggle by individuals − especially women − to realize their full potential; it also presents \u003cb\u003ePeer Gynt\u003c\/b\u003e (1867), an early verse tour-de-force, not originally intended for the stage, on the nature of the self, and \u003cb\u003eThe Master Builder \u003c\/b\u003e(1892), a play that explores the clash between the old and the new in richly metaphorical language. This collection returns to the acclaimed translations of William Archer (1856-1924), who through these renditions played a major role in promoting Ibsen’s reputation outside Norway. Archer was also a critic, who with actress Elizabeth Robbins and dramatist George Bernard Shaw was central in the modernisation of English theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wordsworth Editions, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179292082416,"sku":"9781848705982","price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781848705982_p0.jpg?v=1763751648","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781848705982","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}