Books with title A doll's house

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’s institutions. In Britain this uproar led to it being banned under the 1737 Licensing Act. This compact hardcover is a beautiful classic collector’s edition, and the page decorations and illustrations make it a pleasure to read.A Doll’s House was written by Isben when he lived in Italy. It illustrates his belief that man and wife were denied equality by the rigid confines of the law and convention, which inevitably led critics to respond that he had no respect for the sanctity of marriage. This revolutionary realist play in three acts has since come to be accepted as Isben’s masterpiece. Lovers of classic literature, as well as readers interested in the evolution of feminist literature need a copy of this in their library.

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A DOLL'S HOUSE (Bokmal: 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 attitude toward 19th-century marriage norms. It aroused great controversy at the time, as it concludes with the protagonist, Nora, leaving her husband and children because she wants to discover herself. Ibsen was inspired by the belief that "a woman cannot be herself in modern society," since it is "an exclusively male society, with laws made by men and with prosecutors and judges who assess feminine conduct from a masculine standpoint." Its ideas can also be seen as having a wider application: Michael Meyer argued that the play's theme is not women's rights, but rather "the need of every individual to find out the kind of person he or she really is and to strive to become that person." In a speech given to the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights in 1898, Ibsen insisted that he "must disclaim the honor of having consciously worked for the women's rights movement," since he wrote "without any conscious thought of making propaganda," his task having been 2the description of humanity." In 2006, the centennial of Ibsen's death, A DOLL'S HOUSE held the distinction of being the world's most performed play for that year. UNESCO has inscribed Ibsen's autographed manuscripts of A DOLL'S HOUSE on the Memory of the World Register in 2001, in recognition of their historical value. (more on www.wisehouse-classics.com)"

Nora Helmer has everything a young housewife could want - beautiful children, an adoring husband, and a bright future. But when a carelessly buried secret rises from the past, Nora's well-calibrated domestic ideal starts to crumble. Ibsen s play is as fresh today as it was when it first stormed the stages of 19th-century Europe. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Calista Flockhart as Nora Helmer Tony Abatemarco as Dr. Rank Tim Dekay as Torvald Helmer Jeannie Elias as Anne-Marie and Helene Gregory Itzin as Nils Krogstad Jobeth Williams as Mrs. Linde Translated by Rolf Fjelde. Directed by Rosalind Ayres. Recorded before a live audience at the James Bridges Theater at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

A Doll's House Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) A Doll's House, written two years after The Pillars of Society, was the first of Ibsen's plays to create a sensation and is now perhaps his most famous play, and required reading in many secondary schools and universities. The play was highly controversial when first published, as it is sharply critical of 19th Century marriage norms. It follows the formula of well-made play up until the final act, when it breaks convention by ending with a discussion, not an unravelling. It is often called the first true feminist play, although Ibsen denied this.