
#DynamicDs #Doll
I love Ibsen, maybe time for a reread !
#DynamicDs #Doll
I love Ibsen, maybe time for a reread !
I never read plays but it‘s fun! The description of the decor, the speed with which a whole plot needs to be finished within time limits. And the characters, setting and timeframe are great, especially in A Doll House. Thanks for sending me this one @CarolynM 🩷
#WeeklyForecast 51/23
Ambitious plans but the holidays are on their way and hopefully time to read a lot! I am reading The Rise and Fall of Great Powers but having a hard time getting the hang of it. I also started Idlewild for #LitsyToB24 which is super promising. Next will be the tagged and I also hope to read this gorgeous edition of Murakami‘s Sputnik Sweetheart.
There are a few recurring themes running throughout the four plays in this collection: illusions, ideals & people who are manipulated by ideologies, long held secrets & the complex nature of truth. In Ibsen's work, one aspect of truth is for it to be seen as a force of self-actualization as in the title work when Nora is forced to confront her past & her marriage after seeing her husband's reaction to a secret. The collection is bookended by
I've read an Ibsen play a day since Wednesday. He's incredible. The title piece is one of the best dramatic works I've ever read. Period. The other two plays had many elements/themes/passages to recommend them. I just finished Ghosts & the ending gave me existential chills.
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I'm so glad I got to read Ibsen a decade back. My favourite play is Ghosts. I also enjoyed reading-A Doll's House, An Enemy of the People, and Hedda Gabler. #norway