Ibsen in Context

Ibsen in Context provides an unparalleled wealth of material on Ibsen's life, career, works and afterlives.

Narve Fulsås (Edited by), Tore Rem (Edited by)

9781108422208, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 15 April 2021

400 pages
15.5 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm, 0.62 kg

'The volume is a fine complement to The Cambridge Companion to Ibsen, ed. by James McFarlane, and it joins a recent spate of titles on the genius progenitor of realism on the modern stage … Highly recommended.' H. I. Einsohn, Choice Magazine

Henrik Ibsen, the 'Father of Modern Drama', came from a seemingly inauspicious background. What are the key contexts for understanding his appearance on the world stage? This collection provides thirty contributions from leading scholars in theatre studies, literary studies, book history, philosophy, music, and history, offering a rich interdisciplinary understanding of Ibsen's work, with chapters ranging across cultural and aesthetic contexts including feminism, scientific discovery, genre, publishing, music, and the visual arts. The book ends by charting Ibsen's ongoing globalization and gives valuable overviews of major trends within Ibsen studies. Accessibly written, while drawing on the most recent scholarship, Ibsen in Context provides unique access to Ibsen the man, his works, and their afterlives across the world.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Note on the text
Chronology
Part I. Life and Career: 1. Early years in Norway Narve Fulsås
2. From theatre to book Narve Fulsås
3. Bourgeois drama Narve Fulsås
Part II. Culture and Society: 4. Genres Mads B. Claudi
5. Realism Derek Miller
6. Theatre Julie Holledge
7. Visual arts Toril Moi
8. Music Daniel M. Grimley
9. Philosophy Kristin Gjesdal
10. Science Kirsten Shepherd-Barr
11. Feminism Toril Moi
12. Capitalism Alisa Zhulina
Part III. Scandinavian Reception: 13. The Ibsen book Kamilla Aslaksen
14. Publishing and readerships Henning Hansen and Maria Purtoft
15. Criticism Ståle Dingstad
16. Celebrity Peter Larsen
Part IV. Internationalization: 17. Copyright Giuliano D'Amico
18. Censorship Tore Rem
19. German reception Ruth Schor
20. British reception Tore Rem
21. French reception Kirsten Shepherd-Barr
22. Parodies Mark B. Sandberg
23. Early globalization Julie Holledge
Part V. Afterlives: 24. Biography Ståle Dingstad
25. Academic responses Erik Bjerck Hagen
26. American Ibsens Dean Krouk
27. Japanese Ibsens Reiko Abe Auestad
28. Chinese Ibsens Chengzhou He
29. Indian Ibsens Krishna Sen
30. Mass media and popular reception Ellen Rees
Further reading
Index.

Subject Areas: Publishing industry & book trade [KNTP], Feminism & feminist theory [JFFK], Philosophy [HP], Literary reference works [DSR], Literary studies: plays & playwrights [DSG], Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [DSBF], Plays, playscripts [DD], Music [AV], Theatre: individual actors & directors [ANB]