Ibsen in Context
- Editor: Fulsas, Narve
- Editor: Rem, Tore
Ibsen in Context
- Editor: Fulsas, Narve
- Editor: Rem, Tore
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Henrik Ibsen, the 'Father of Modern Drama', came from a seemingly inauspicious background. What are the key contexts for understanding his appearance on the world stage? This collection provides thirty contributions from leading scholars in theatre studies, literary studies, book history, philosophy, music, and history, offering a rich interdisciplinary understanding of Ibsen's work, with chapters ranging across cultural and aesthetic contexts including feminism, scientific discovery, genre, publishing, music, and the visual arts. The book ends by charting Ibsen's ongoing globalization and gives valuable overviews of major trends within Ibsen studies. Accessibly written, while drawing on the most recent scholarship, Ibsen in Context provides unique access to Ibsen the man, his works, and their afterlives across the world.
Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the text
- Chronology
- Part I . Life and Career:
- 1. Early years in Norway Narve Fulsas
- 2. From theatre to book Narve Fulsas
- 3. Bourgeois drama Narve Fulsas
- Part II . Culture and Society:
- 4. Genres Mads B. Claudi
- 5. Realism Derek Miller
- 6. Theatre Julie Holledge
- 7. Visual arts Toril Moi
- 8. Music Daniel M. Grimley
- 9. Philosophy Kristin Gjesdal
- 10. Science Kirsten Shepherd-Barr
- 11. Feminism Toril Moi
- 12. Capitalism Alisa Zhulina
- Part III . Scandinavian Reception:
- 13. The Ibsen book Kamilla Aslaksen
- 14. Publishing and readerships Henning Hansen and Maria Purtoft
- 15. Criticism Stale Dingstad
- 16. Celebrity Peter Larsen
- Part IV . Internationalization:
- 17. Copyright Giuliano D'Amico
- 18. Censorship Tore Rem
- 19. German reception Ruth Schor
- 20. British reception Tore Rem
- 21. French reception Kirsten Shepherd-Barr
- 22. Parodies Mark B. Sandberg
- 23. Early globalization Julie Holledge
- Part V . Afterlives:
- 24. Biography Stale Dingstad
- 25. Academic responses Erik Bjerck Hagen
- 26. American Ibsens Dean Krouk
- 27. Japanese Ibsens Reiko Abe Auestad
- 28. Chinese Ibsens Chengzhou He
- 29. Indian Ibsens Krishna Sen
- 30. Mass media and popular reception Ellen Rees
- Further reading
- Index.
