{"product_id":"hedda-gabler-9780413326706","title":"Hedda Gabler","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe play was intended as a tragedy on the purposeless of life imposed on the women of his time, both by their upbringing and by the social conventions which limited their activities. When it was first produced it met with misunderstanding and abuse. It has nevertheless become one of the most popular of Ibsen's plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeyer, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMichael Meyer \u003c\/b\u003efirst went to China in 1995 with the Peace Corps. The winner of a Lowell Thomas Award for travel writing, Meyer has also won a Whiting Writers' Award for nonfiction and a Guggenheim Fellowship. His stories have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Old Beijing\u003c\/i\u003e, which became a bestseller in China, and he divides his time between Pittsburgh and Singapore.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIbsen, Henrik:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) was a Norwegian dramatist and poet, who has often been called the father of modern drama. In his mature works Ibsen used naturalistic settings and dialogue to expose the corruption and hypocrisy of middle-class life. His work is valued for its technical mastery, penetrating psychological insight, and profound symbolism. \u003cbr\u003eHis first play, the romantic \u003ci\u003eCatilina \u003c\/i\u003e(1850), written under the pseudonym of \u003ci\u003eBrynjolf Bjarme\u003c\/i\u003e, was followed by several historical dramas in verse; these included \u003ci\u003eThe Burial Mound \u003c\/i\u003e(1854) and \u003ci\u003eThe Feast of Solhoug\u003c\/i\u003e (1856), inspired by Norwegian folk songs. His most impressive works were written after he left Norway. The verse tragedy Brand was published to considerable acclaim in 1866 while \u003ci\u003ePeer Gynt\u003c\/i\u003e (1867; first staged 1876), a portrait of the author as an undisciplined and unprincipled young man, established his international reputation. In 1871 Ibsen began the play that he considered his greatest work, \u003ci\u003eEmperor and Galilean\u003c\/i\u003e (1876), a 10-act 'double drama' based on the life of Julian the Apostate. It has seldom been revived. \u003cbr\u003eThe first of his four social plays, the works that represent the essence of Ibsenism, was \u003ci\u003ePillars of Society \u003c\/i\u003e(1877). This was followed by \u003ci\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/i\u003e (1879), which remains the most widely performed of his works, \u003ci\u003eGhosts \u003c\/i\u003e(1881), which uses sexually transmitted disease as a symbol of the guilt of a corrupt society, and \u003ci\u003eAn Enemy of the People\u003c\/i\u003e (1882). \u003ci\u003eHedda Gabler\u003c\/i\u003e (1890) explores the isolation of the individual, while \u003ci\u003eThe Master Builder\u003c\/i\u003e (1892) focuses on the psychology of the artist.","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50923991138578,"sku":"9780413326706","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a23d81c3-a5cd-423c-bcb7-4b481e79e10e.jpg?v=1738967275","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hedda-gabler-9780413326706","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}