Henrik Ibsen. A New Biography

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Faber And Faber
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2010
Edition: First Edition

Description: 466 pages. Ex-Library. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: First published in 1996, Robert Fergusons controversial Henrik Ibsen: A New Biography is perhaps the most irreverent and critical of all the Ibsen biographies. Ferguson provides insight into Ibsens personal life, his creative work, and the world in which he lived. He paints the portrait of a complex, emotionally tormented artist ... not one who is necessarily likable, but one whom we can understand and appreciate. Using previously unavailable material, including a letter in which Ibsen admits paternity of his illegitimate son, Ferguson chips through the hard enamel of Ibsens public reputation. He details many of Ibsens private traumas, such as how his inability to pay for the childs support very nearly landed him in jail, and shows the real impact of these experiences on Ibsens growth, both as a man and as a playwright. The book clearly demonstrates that Ibsen was one of the great therapeutic artists. Henrik Ibsen: A New Biography is a deeply researched, wide-ranging account of the man often called the founder of modern drama. At the time of its publication it polarised the critics and stirred up a great deal of debate. Essential reading for anyone interested in Ibsen and in the development of the modern theatre.

ISBN: 9780571274819