There are playwrights whose names personify Theatre in the highest sense, and among them is Henrik Johann Ibsen (1828-1906) - a Norwegian playwright, reformer of European theatre and founder of the "new drama".
Peer Gynt, one of Ibsen's most famous dramas, was Ibsen's protest against romantic tendencies. Despite this, the play remained the embodiment of Norwegian romanticism in the cultural consciousness thanks to the scenes associated with the image of Solveig and the music of Edvard Grieg. In Russia, Ibsen was one of the "masters of thoughts" of the early 20th century; his dramas were staged at the Moscow Art Theatre, and motifs from Peer Gynt were heard in the poetry of A. Blok. Peer Gynt is as much a national work for Norwegians as Pushkin's Eugene Onegin is for Russians, and Goethe's Faust is for Germans.
An organic combination of high realism, a tense plot and capacious, vivid characters - these are the components that characterize the artistic style of Ibsen the playwright.
The collection includes four works: the dramatic poem Peer Gynt, the play A Doll's House, the family drama Ghosts, and the play Hedda Gabler.
Author: Henrik Ibsen
Year of issue: 2024
Publisher: Eksmo
Cover type: soft cover
Pages: 560
Dimensions: 200x126x32 mm
ISBN: 978-5-04-206179-0