About this book
"A Doll's House : a play by Henrik Ibsen" is a three-act play written in 1879. Set in a Norwegian town, it follows Nora Helmer, a married woman navigating life in a male-dominated society where opportunities for self-fulfillment are scarce. When a figure from her past threatens to expose a secret financial transgression, Nora faces a crisis that challenges everything she knows about her marriage and identity. The play sparked outraged controversy upon its premiere and remains one of the most performed works in theater history.
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Details
- Author
- Henrik Ibsen, 1828–1906
- Translator
- R. Farquharson Sharp, 1864–1945
- Written
- 1879
- Form
- Three-act play
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Plays/Films/Dramas, Classics of Literature
- Reading level
- Easy to read
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