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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>German Edition - German Review:<br/><br/>Hm, ich habe das Stück direkt nach &quot;Nora (Ein Puppenheim)&quot; gelesen und muss sagen, die beiden sind sich schon sehr ähnlich. Allerdings gefällt mir &quot;Gespenster&quot; etwas besser, weil es etwas weniger eindeutig in seinen moralischen ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79101203">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[اشباح نیز که یکی از شاهکارهای ایبسن است، در ابتدا هم چون خانه ی عروسک مورد بی مهری منتقدین و تماشاگران قرار گرفت. خانم آلوینک که زنی پر قدرت است، تاب شب گردی ها و خیانت...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/963033">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A typical Ibsen - a domestic tragedy mixed with issues of out-of-wedlock children, venereal disease, incest, infidelity, and euthanasia. Today, of course, the social climate is very different from the 19th century Norway in which Ibsen wrote his masterpiece, and it's difficult to view the play in th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40679736">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Yes I know it's a quite famous play of Ibsen but i gave it three starts probably coz I found it a bit terse. Maybe when I read it again I'll be able to appreciate it more!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Tale of multi-generational depravity.  Vintage Ibsen.  Joyce's favorite play, he actually wrote a prologue to the play in verse. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[important and timeless. A tough family drama. really really enjoyed it. in a bit of an Ibsen phase at the moment. loving it ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I would love to see this play produced. It has some potentially interesting visuals, and a good production could really bring out things I didn't see in the text. I don't even remember the exact details of the text but I remember the feeling of it, which may be more important in actuality. ]]></body>
    
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