Ibsen - A Doll's House

A 1995 critical study of Ibsen's A Doll's House which looks at texts and performances.

List of contents

1. Prologue: background; 2. The drama text; 3. Translating Et Dukkehjem; 4. A Doll's House as stage play; 5. A Doll's House as radio drama; 6. A Doll's House as teleplay; 7. A Doll's House as film; 8. Transposing the end of A Doll's House; 9. Epilogue: impact; Sequence scheme of Et Dukkehjem/ A Doll's House; Select list of productions; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

Summary

Ibsen's A Doll's House is one of the most widely debated plays, but do we refer to the original text, translation, stage presentation, radio version or film and television adaptations? This 1995 critical study examines how the choice of medium and directorial approaches have influenced the meaning of the play text.

Product details

• Authors: Egil Thornqvist, Egil Tornqvist
• Assisted by: Michael Robinson (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.01.2013
• EAN: 9780521433860
• ISBN: 978-0-521-43386-0
• No. of pages: 228
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 222 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 424 g
• Series: Plays in Production
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other Germanic linguistics / literary studies