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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 · 291,114 ratings · 15,562 reviews · 3,129 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Doll's House 3.77 avg rating — 160,775 ratings — published 1879 — 46 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 — 38,791 ratings — published 1890 — 1046 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 — 18,163 ratings — published 1881 — 91 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 — 14,976 ratings — published 1882 — 805 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 — 11,049 ratings — published 1884 — 256 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 — 9,161 ratings — published 1867 — 491 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 — 6,701 ratings — published 1879 — 26 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 — 4,554 ratings — published 1892 — 2 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 — 3,197 ratings — published 1960 — 12 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 — 2,453 ratings — published 1888 — 2 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

1270 likes

“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

405 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

402 likes

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Polls

February 2017 Short Story Poll

An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, 78 pages, 1893

74 votes, 30.6%

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, 30 pages, 1948

62 votes, 25.6%

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, 122 pages, 1879

47 votes, 19.4%

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott, 96 pages, 1884

18 votes, 7.4%

Barn Burning by William Faulkner, 47 pages, 1939

14 votes, 5.8%

The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence, 22 pages, 1926

13 votes, 5.4%

First Love by Ivan Turgenev, 124 pages, 1856

10 votes, 4.1%

The Magic Barrel by Bernard Malamud, 39 pages, 1950

4 votes, 1.7%

242 total votes

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