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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

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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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Henrik Ibsen’s books

Average rating: 3.8 · 293,268 ratings · 15,791 reviews · 2,202 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Doll's House 3.77 avg rating — 162,132 ratings — published 1879 — 1719 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hedda Gabler 3.83 avg rating — 39,095 ratings — published 1890 — 1048 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghosts 3.81 avg rating — 18,318 ratings — published 1881 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Enemy of the People 3.87 avg rating — 15,091 ratings — published 1882 — 790 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen, David Eldridge (Adapted by) 3.81 avg rating — 11,145 ratings — published 1884 — 269 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peer Gynt 3.71 avg rating — 9,203 ratings — published 1867 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four Major Plays: A Doll's House / Ghosts / Hedda Gabler / The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen, James McFarlane (Introduction), Jens Arup (Translator) 4.12 avg rating — 6,704 ratings — published 1879 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Master Builder 3.81 avg rating — 4,588 ratings — published 1892 — 386 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Doll's House and Other Plays by Henrik Ibsen, Peter Watts (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.97 avg rating — 3,212 ratings — published 1960 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lady from the Sea 3.87 avg rating — 2,494 ratings — published 1888 — 326 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Henrik Ibsen (?)

“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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“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

404 likes

“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

401 likes

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November 2018 Old School Poll

The Last Day of a Condemned Man by Victor Hugo 1829, 109 pages

66 votes, 24.6%

The Misanthrope by Molière 1666, 64 pages

59 votes, 22.0%

Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin 1832, 240 pages

55 votes, 20.5%

An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen 1882, 164 pages

51 votes, 19.0%

Cousin Bette by Honoré de Balzac 1846, 468 pages

37 votes, 13.8%

268 total votes

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