Ibsen: Four Major Plays, Vol. I - Softcover

Ibsen, Henrik

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1880399679 ISBN 13: 9781880399675

Publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 1995

Synopsis

The translations, created through a fresh approach to the Norwegian original in tandem with a keen sense of Ibsen's theatricallity and playability, have all been tested and refined in productions at professional theaters.

The translators have paid particular attention to three aspects of Ibsen's technique: his wit and humor, his "supertext" - the web of rich allusions and references that he weaves in and around his dialogue - and the bold theatricallity of the plays. The result is an Ibsen that sounds contemporary without being slangy or colloquial - an Ibsen of strong ideas but also living characters - and surprisingly different from the image of the cold, forbidding "scold of the North" that we often associate with this giant writer.

About this title

About the Author:

From 1991-2012, Rick Davis was Artistic Director of Theater of the First Amendment, a professional company in residence at George Mason University, where he currently serves as Executive Director of the Hylton Performing Arts Center, Associate Dean, and Professor of Theater.  For six years he worked at Center Stage in Baltimore, as resident Dramaturg and Associate Artistic Director. He co-founded the influential American Ibsen Theater in Pittsburgh (1983-85) and served as Associate Artistic Director.  Rick has written for  American Theatre magazine and other publications, and has also had productions of his translations of Goldoni and Calderon. 

Brian Johnston is the author of three major books that have re-mapped the area of Ibsen studies. He writes regularly for the journal Comparative Drama and is a frequent speaker at scholarly conferences of Ibsen including the recent international symposium in Skein, Norway. After a stint at the American University in Beirut, Brian joined the American Ibsen Theater in 1984 and '85 as Dramaturg, and remained in Pittsburgh to join the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University, where he taught dramatic literature until his retirement. He remains active as a scholar, speaker, and translator, and host of the website IbsenVoyages.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Norwegian

About this edition

• Publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Inc
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1880399679
• ISBN 13: 9781880399675
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 286