Henrik Ibsen

Nora Helmer, wife of lawyer Torvald Helmer, lives the upscale average life of her time. In a "cozy and tasteful, but not luxurious" house that feels like a dollhouse. It's not all that non-luxurious either raising children, and even errands are run by servants. When Nora becomes aware of her life situation - today we would probably call it a midlife crisis - she leaves her husband and children. Such an act was more than daring in Ibsen's time - an actress refused to play Nora; the play was banned in England. Gr ls Classics - English Edition

Nora Helmer, wife of lawyer Torvald Helmer, lives the upscale average life of her time. In a "cozy and tasteful, but not luxurious" house that feels like a dollhouse. It's not all that non-luxurious either raising children, and even errands are run by servants. When Nora becomes aware of her life situation - today we would probably call it a midlife crisis - she leaves her husband and children. Such an act was more than daring in Ibsen's time - an actress refused to play Nora; the play was banned in England. Gr ls Classics - English Edition

A Doll's House is a masterpiece of theatrical craft which, for the first time portrayed the tragic hypocrisy of Victorian middle class marriage on the stage. The play ushered in a new social era and "exploded like a bomb into contemporary life".

Henrik Ibsen, a Norwegian writer, wrote the three-act play A Doll's House. After being published earlier in the month, it had its world premiere on December 21 at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark. The piece is set in an 1879-era Norwegian town. Despite the fact that Ibsen denied it, the play is about the fate of a married woman who, at the time, in Norway, lacked realistic prospects for self-fulfillment in a world controlled by males. It created a "storm of angry debate" that spread from the theater to the world of journalism and society at the time, creating a huge sensation. A Doll's House held the distinction of being the most-performed drama in the entire globe in 2006, the year of Ibsen's death and the century of his birth. In 2001, in appreciation of the historical importance of Ibsen's handwritten manuscripts for A Doll's House, UNESCO inscribed them on the Memory of the World Register. Although some academics prefer A Doll House, the play's title is most frequently rendered as A Doll's House. A Doll's House is "the British name for what [Americans] call a dollhouse," according to John Simon.

Unver nderter Nachdruck der Originalausgabe von 1916.

Unver nderter Nachdruck der Originalausgabe von 1913.

Unver nderter Nachdruck der Originalausgabe von 1896.

Unver nderter Nachdruck der Originalausgabe von 1914.

Unver nderter Nachdruck der Originalausgabe von 1913.