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IBSEN IN THE SPOTLIGHT
From: Nordic Reach
Date: 20060201
Author:Anonymous
One century after his death, the plays written by Norway's Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) remain as topical and provocative as ever. Theaters all over the world continue to stage The Pillars of Society, A Doll's House, Ghosts, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Hedda Gabler and The Wild Duck. In the USA and Russia, in France or China, it is virtually impossible to take a course in world literature without taking a long hard look at the works of Henrik Ibsen, the father of modern drama. It is said that Ibsen is today the most frequently performed dramatist in the world, next to Shakespeare.
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