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 Ibsen
Translations by Brian Johnston |
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Ibsen's Selected Plays This
volume includes: |
Alternative
Introduction to Peer Gynt |
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The Complete
Text of Love's Comedy |
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Emperor
and Galilean; "This
[play] will be my masterpiece," |
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is certainly the greatest dramatic document of it's century...it is
stageworthy...[it is] conceived dramatically, even theatrically...under
a spectacular production the result could be triumphant." -G. Wilson Knight Click here to purchase through Barnes and Noble Click here to purchase through Amazon.com |
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Ibsen Volume I |
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| Four of Ibsen's greatest and most popular plays come alive in these theatrically-inspired and production tested translations. Davis and Johnston bring to Ibsen a fresh combination of scholarly insight and a sense of what communicates into theater. Too often Ibsen in English ends up sounding like a quaint Victioran parlor dramatist. These texts capture some things that are often missed-the wit and humor, the purposeful use of certain repeated images, and the sense of daring that helped make Ibsen a revolutionary figure not just for the 19th Century, but for all time to come. "Immensely
readable translations. . . graceful and believable dialogue. . .
Davis and Johnston have unlocked the power in Ibsen's work and made
it clear why Ibsen was once the playwright. . ." |
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Ibsen Volume II Pillars
of Society |
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| "The
plays Ibsen wrote from 1877 to 1899 stretched the boundaries of modern
theater. At once realistic and intensely transcendental, they acknowledge
the dryness of everyday life and the rich spiritual and psychological
depths hidden by that mundanity. The simple, unpretentious translations
are a joy to read, unlike most previous Englishings of Ibsen. Johnston
preserves all that is lively and quick in these classics, and it is
easy to imagine that these versions will prove as graceful onstage
as they are on the page." Jack Helbig -From Booklist Click here to purchase through Barnes and Noble Click here to purchase through Amazon.com |
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Ibsen Volume III The
Lady from the Sea |
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| "Little
Eyolf, John Gabriel Borkman, and When We Dead Awaken are
Ibsen's last plays, written when he returned from his long self-exile
from Norway. With The Master Builder, (Vol.II) they represent
the culmination of the great spiritual journey undertaken in the 12-play
cycle; arguably the most profound and audaciously imaginative theatrical
work of the 19th century. The cycle's dimensions still invite exploration,
providing exhilarating challenges for theatre artists and students." Click here to purchase through Barnes and Noble Click here to purchase through Amazon.com |
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