The Wild Duck

Name: The Wild Duck
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Author: Henrik Ibsen
ISBN: 9780393314496

by Henrik Ibsen, Michael Meyer

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260 pages1977W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN 9780393314496

DramaClassics Young Adult

About this book

At the height of his career, the great Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen created a new drama reflecting real life of the struggle between the inward needs of his characters and the demands of their social environments. In Michael Meyer's fluent, idiomatic translations of two of Ibsen's most famous plays, "The Wild Duck" and "Hedda Gabler" stand as masterpieces of naturalist drama.

Publication Details

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1977
Pages: 260
ISBN: 9780393314496
Language: en

About Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the god father" of modern drama and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre.[1] His plays were considered scandalous to many of his era, when Victorian values of family life and propriety largely held sway in Europe. Ibsen's work examined the realities that lay behind many facades, possessing a revelatory nature that was disquieting to many contemporaries. It utilized a critical eye and free inquiry into the conditions of life and issues of morality. Ibsen is often ranked as one of the truly great playwrights in the European tradition, alongside Shakespeare. <cite>— [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_Ibsen)</cite>