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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 · 282,944 ratings · 14,729 reviews · 2,550 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Doll's House 3.77 avg rating — 156,107 ratings — published 1879 — 2188 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 — 38,141 ratings — published 1890 — 356 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 — 17,699 ratings — published 1881 — 417 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 3.86 avg rating — 14,933 ratings — published 1882 — 682 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) 3.80 avg rating — 10,692 ratings — published 1884 — 255 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 — 8,899 ratings — published 1867 — 488 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 — 6,634 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 3.80 avg rating — 4,401 ratings — published 1892 — 306 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) 3.96 avg rating — 3,076 ratings — published 1960 — 34 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 3.85 avg rating — 2,312 ratings — published 1888 — 170 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

1271 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

403 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

395 likes

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Polls

September 2016 Short Story Poll

The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy, 86 pages, 1886

42 votes, 19.8%

Antigone by Sophocles, 80 pages, -441

29 votes, 13.7%

Chess Story by Stefan Zweig, 104 pages, 1941

25 votes, 11.8%

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

24 votes, 11.3%

Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg, 56 pages, 1956

20 votes, 9.4%

Everyday Use by Alice Walker, 16 pages Title Story Only, 1974

17 votes, 8.0%

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, 127 pages, 1923

15 votes, 7.1%

Daisy Miller by Henry James, 126 pages, 1878

15 votes, 7.1%

The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain, 121 pages, 1916

14 votes, 6.6%

To Build a Fire by Jack London, 32 pages, 1903

11 votes, 5.2%

212 total votes

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