Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen

(1828–1906) director Norway

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[Wikidata] Norwegian playwright and theatre director (1828–1906)... | [Wikipedia] Henrik Johan Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright. He is considered one of the world's pre-eminent writers of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama". He pioneered theatrical realism but also wrote lyrical epic works. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, Emperor an

About Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Johan Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright. He is considered one of the world's pre-eminent writers of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama". He pioneered theatrical realism but also wrote lyrical epic works. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm, Hedda Gabler, The Master Builder, and When We Dead Awaken. In 2014 Ibsen was considered the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare. Store norske leksikon describes him as "the center of the Norwegian literary canon".

Known for:

Emperor and Galilean|John Gabriel Borkman|The Master Builder|A Doll's House|Hedda Gabler|Peer Gynt|Little Eyolf|The Lady from the Sea|The Wild Duck|The Pretenders|The Pillars of Society|Terje Vigen|An Enemy of the People|Rosmersholm|Ghosts|Brand|Olaf Liljekrans|Norma|St. John's Eve|The Vikings at Helgeland|Love's Comedy|The Grouse in Justedal|Svanhild|White Horses|Lady Inger of Ostrat|The Mountain Bird|When We Dead Awaken|The Burial Mound|The Feast at Solhaug|Catiline|The League of Youth

Notable works:

Hedda Gabler

Awards:

Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Saxe-Ernestine|Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav|3rd class, Order of the Medjidie|King Oscar II's reward medal|Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star|Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog|Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa

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