Four Major Plays, Volume II
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Definitive versions of four classic works from the father of modern drama
The foremost dramatist of his age, Henrik Ibsen changed theater forever with his realistic dialogue, his depiction of contemporary social problems, and his probing of characters' inner lives. The four plays collected here—Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, The Lady From the Sea, and John Gabriel Borkman—are charged with Ibsen's insights into human relationships and reflect his fascination with the frontiers of human development.
Henrik Ibsen
Born in 1828, Henrik Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright and poet, often associated with the early Modernist movement in theatre. Determined to become a playwright from a young age, Ibsen began writing while working as an apprentice pharmacist to help support his family. Though his early plays were largely unsuccessful, Ibsen was able to take employment at a theatre where he worked as a writer, director, and producer. Ibsen’s first success came with Brand and Peter Gynt, and with later plays like A Doll’s House, Ghosts, and The Master Builder he became one of the most performed playwrights in the world, second only to William Shakespeare. Ibsen died in his home in Norway in 1906 at the age of 78.
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