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Henrik Ibsenby Michael Egan
Routledge 1997; US$ 360.00Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906). Norwegian dramatist, generally acknowledged as the founder of modern prose drama. Writings include: A Doll's House, Ghosts, Rosmersholm . Volume covers period 1872-1906. more...
Rolvaag's Giants in the Earthby Frank B. Huggins
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999; US$ 5.99The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background — all to help you gain greater insight into great works you're bound to study for school or pleasure. In CliffsNotes on Rölvaag's Giants in the Earth, you explore the story of Norwegian pioneers as they cross the Great Plains of America and the hardships they endure while trying to build a settlement. The greatness of this novel lies in the manner in which Rölvaag manages to bring out the emotions engendered in each of the pioneers — how they reacted to the loneliness and desolation of the prairie and how they adjusted to it . . . or didn't. In this study guide,... more...
CliffsNotes On Ibsen's A Doll's House and Hedda Gablerby Marianne Sturman
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 5.99The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into critical elements and ideas within classic works of literature. CliffsNotes on A Doll's House & Hedda Gabler takes you into Henrick Ibsen's dramatic plays, controversial theater productions that inflamed audience reactions in the nineteenth century. A Doll's House follows the story of a housewife who emerges from the confinement of her married life to confront the conditions of the outside world. Typical of Ibsen's dramas, Hedda Gabler portrays a depraved world in which women in particular submit to unsatisfying socially imposed roles. Summaries and expert commentaries cover each act within both plays; other features that help you figure out these important works include Life... more...
History Of German Literatureby Wolfgang Beutin; Klaus Ehler
Taylor & Francis 1993; US$ 215.00A classic work in its first translation into English. The volume traces the development of German literature from the Middle Ages to the present day. It is both a scholarly study and an invaluable reference work for students. more...
A Doll's Houseby Henrik Ibsen; E. Haldeman-Julius
Joshua James Press 1879; US$ 3.95The controversial play, The Doll?s House, was written by leading Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen, in 1879. Although it appears at first, to be a portrait of the happy marriage between the lighted hearted and devoted wife Nora and her seemingly perfect and provident husband, Torvald, we soon become aware of deeper more serious social issues. more...
Mythic Patterns in Ibsens Last Playsby Orley I. Holtan
University of Minnesota Press 1970; US$ 67.50Until recently critics have tended to regard Ibsen principally as a social dramatist, one who was concerned primarily with the political, social, and moral questions of his time. Radical though he was in the Victorian era, his ideas, with the passage o ti more...
Ibsens Dramaby Einar Haugen
University of Minnesota Press 1979; US$ 67.50A dramatist for all seasons Einar Haugen calls Henrik Ibsen in this series of lectures given in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Norwegian playwrights birth. Using a modified version of the communications model developed by linguist Roman Jakobson more...
Die Karlamagnús-saga I Und Ihre Altfranzösische Vorlageby Gustav Adolf Beckmann
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2008; US$ 104.00The 13th century Old Norse Karlamagnús-Saga, a monumental biography of Charlemagne from translated and adapted French Caroline epics such as the Chanson de Roland, is a fascinating example of intensive reception at a distance. Its first branch appears to pre-empt the whole in a compressed form, and has thus been puzzling scholars for more than a century. This study is the first to illuminate the circumstances surrounding the genesis of its French model, and a running commentary allows the present-day reader to approach the text (even without a knowledge of Old Norse). more...
A Doll's Houseby Henrik Ibsen; E. Haldeman-Julius
The Floating Press 1923; US$ 3.95When A Doll's House was first published in 1879 it created a sensation. The play follows the ordinary life of a housewife. Gradually the tensions within her marriage become clear and build to a final, stunning action. The play is widely studied because of its sharp critique of 19th century marriage norms, and its feminist tendencies. more...
Der mittelalterliche Tristan-Stoff in Skandinavienby Heiko Uecker
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2008; US$ 123.00The tale of Tristan and Isolde is one of the great European love stories. Based on material from Celtic sagas, it was given literary form in all European vernaculars in the Middle Ages. In Northern Europe, a French version was translated into Old Norwegian in 1226; this is of great significance, as the French source text by Thomas de Bretagne has been nearly completely lost. The Old Norwegian Tristrams saga was the starting point for a series of re-workings of the material ? an independent Icelandic version together with numerous popular ballads from Denmark, Iceland and the Faroes. All of these texts are gathered here in translation ? some of them for the first time. more...