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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: 3.81 · 308,824 ratings · 17,533 reviews · 2,461 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Doll's House 3.77 avg rating — 170,698 ratings — published 1879 — 1476 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 — 40,510 ratings — published 1890 — 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
	Ghosts 3.82 avg rating — 19,133 ratings — published 1881 — 245 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 3.88 avg rating — 16,082 ratings — published 1882 — 27 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) 3.82 avg rating — 11,842 ratings — published 1884 — 271 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 — 9,816 ratings — published 1867 — 3 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) 4.11 avg rating — 6,874 ratings — published 1879 — 25 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 — 4,897 ratings — published 1892 — 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
	A Doll's House and Other Plays by Henrik Ibsen, Peter Watts (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.96 avg rating — 3,431 ratings — published 1879 — 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 3.88 avg rating — 2,769 ratings — published 1888 — 318 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

1268 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

411 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

404 likes

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Polls

June 2016 Short Story Poll

The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe, 36 pages, 1839

50 votes, 24.9%

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

49 votes, 24.4%

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 64, 1892

41 votes, 20.4%

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach, 112 pages, 1970

13 votes, 6.5%

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, 127 pages, 1923

13 votes, 6.5%

Anthem by Ayn Rand, 105 pages, 1938

10 votes, 5.0%

Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathanael West, 80 pages, 1933

8 votes, 4.0%

The Willows by Algernon Blackwood, 105 pages, 1907

6 votes, 3.0%

A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell, 50 pages, 1917

6 votes, 3.0%

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

5 votes, 2.5%

The Escaped Cock by D.H. Lawrence, 53 pages, ?

0 votes, 0.0%

201 total votes

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