Ghosts (Student Editions)
Henrik Ibsen
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Description for Ghosts (Student Editions)
Paperback. A Student Edition featuring the text of the play together with a full commentary, notes and questions for further study on this powerful psychological drama. Editor(s): Worrall, Non. Translator(s): Meyer, Michael. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 126 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
Ghosts is Ibsen's formidably realistic play about the effects of previous generations on the young, a stinging satire on contemporary Norwegian society and morality, and a haunting tragedy that, more than a century since it premiered, still retains its power to shock. In Ibsen's study of the lingering poison in a marriage based on a lie, Osvald Alving returns from Paris to his mother's home, carrying with him a dreadful secret. His mother's delight at having him home soon turns to horror and grief. The corruption that she had hoped to spare him from when sending him away from the ... Read more
Ghosts is Ibsen's formidably realistic play about the effects of previous generations on the young, a stinging satire on contemporary Norwegian society and morality, and a haunting tragedy that, more than a century since it premiered, still retains its power to shock. In Ibsen's study of the lingering poison in a marriage based on a lie, Osvald Alving returns from Paris to his mother's home, carrying with him a dreadful secret. His mother's delight at having him home soon turns to horror and grief. The corruption that she had hoped to spare him from when sending him away from the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780713686753
SKU
V9780713686753
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About Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) was a Norwegian playwright and poet whose realistic, symbolic and often controversial plays revolutionised European theatre. He is widely regarded as the father of modern drama. His acclaimed plays include A Doll's House, Ghosts, Hedda Gabler, An Enemy of the People and The Pillars of the Community.
Reviews for Ghosts (Student Editions)
'Ghosts is a forboding litany of sins past which unravel to lay bare a series of creeping consequences that damn everyone involved, unwittingly or not.' Neil Cooper, Herald, 18.5.09 'Ibsen has the extraordinary capacity for building up tension like the force of water gathering behind a fracturing dyke. When the walls finally break, the ensuing flood is irresistible.' Mark ... Read more