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Henrik Ibsen


Born
in Skien, Norway
March 20, 1828

Died
May 23, 1906

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Drama

Influences
August Strindberg, Georg Brandes, Kierkegaard, Henrik Arnold Wergeland ...more


Henrik Johan Ibsen was a major Norwegian playwright largely responsible for the rise of modern realistic drama. He is often referred to as the "father of modern drama." Ibsen is held to be the greatest of Norwegian authors and one of the most important playwrights of all time, celebrated as a national symbol by Norwegians.

His plays were considered scandalous to many of his era, when Victorian values of family life and propriety largely held sway in Europe and any challenge to them was considered immoral and outrageous. Ibsen's work examined the realities that lay behind many facades, possessing a revelatory nature that was disquieting to many contemporaries.

Ibsen largely founded the modern stage by introducing a critical eye and free inquir ...more

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Average rating: 3.81 · 302,347 ratings · 16,755 reviews · 2,340 distinct works • Similar authors
A Doll's House
3.77 avg rating — 167,146 ratings — published 1879 — 59 editions
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Hedda Gabler
3.83 avg rating — 39,979 ratings — published 1890 — 1003 editions
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Ghosts
3.82 avg rating — 18,778 ratings — published 1881 — 5 editions
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An Enemy of the People
3.87 avg rating — 15,633 ratings — published 1882 — 754 editions
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The Wild Duck
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3.81 avg rating — 11,555 ratings — published 1884 — 21 editions
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Peer Gynt
3.71 avg rating — 9,554 ratings — published 1867 — 493 editions
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Four Major Plays: A Doll's ...
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4.11 avg rating — 6,800 ratings — published 1879 — 27 editions
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The Master Builder
3.81 avg rating — 4,765 ratings — published 1892 — 388 editions
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A Doll's House and Other Plays
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3.97 avg rating — 3,337 ratings — published 1960 — 30 editions
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The Lady from the Sea
3.88 avg rating — 2,655 ratings — published 1888 — 3 editions
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“It is the very mark of the spirit of rebellion to crave for happiness in this life”
― Henrik Ibsen, Ghosts
tags: happiness
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“You see, the point is that the strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.”
― Henrik Ibsen, An Enemy of the People
tags: confidence, opposition, resistance, struggle
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“I don't imagine you will dispute the fact that at present the stupid people are in an absolutely overwhelming majority all the world over.”
― Henrik Ibsen
tags: majority, society
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March 2016 Short Story Poll

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, 103 pages, 1937
 
  50 votes, 25.8%

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, 121 pages, 1922
 
  28 votes, 14.4%

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, 122 pages, 1879
 
  17 votes, 8.8%

Chess Story by Stefan Zweig, 98 pages, 1941
 
  16 votes, 8.2%

The Bet by Anton Chekhov, 64 pages, 1889
 
  12 votes, 6.2%

Double Indemnity by James M. Cain, 115 pages, 1936
 
  12 votes, 6.2%

To Build a Fire by Jack London, 32 pages, 1903
 
  12 votes, 6.2%

Xingu by Edith Wharton, 48 pages, 1916
 
  9 votes, 4.6%

 
  7 votes, 3.6%

 
  6 votes, 3.1%

 
  6 votes, 3.1%

 
  6 votes, 3.1%

 
  4 votes, 2.1%

 
  4 votes, 2.1%

House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories by Yasunari Kawabata, Approx. 90 pages-Title Story Only, 1960
 
  3 votes, 1.5%

Everyday Use by Alice Walker, Aprrox. 16 pages-Title Story Only, 1973
 
  2 votes, 1.0%

194 total votes
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