"Hedda Gabler": Gender, Role and the World (Twayne's masterwork studies) - Softcover

Lyons, Charles R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805781412 ISBN 13: 9780805781410

Publisher: Twayne Publishers Inc.,U.S., 1990

Synopsis

Lyons sets Henrik Ibsen's avant-garde play, "Hedda Gabler", written in 1890, in its historical context to demonstrate how it made a major contribution to dramatic realism, addressed the emerging issue of women's oppression under Judaeo-Christian moral codes, and confronted 19th-century assumptions about how personal identity and destiny are shaped. Lyons explains why Hedda's suicide was effectively portrayed by only the most progressive actresses and why it remains a compelling call for the redefinition of gender roles. Other topics include Ibsen's frank treatment of male and female sexuality and the plays relationship to other literature of the age.

About this edition

• Publisher: Twayne Publishers Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0805781412
• ISBN 13: 9780805781410
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176