Born March 20, 1828, Henrik Ibsen was one of the most
                controversial playwrights of his time.  Brought up by parents
                Knud and Marichen, Ibsen lived a happy child hood participating
                heavily in the arts.  While growing up in Skien, Norway, he
                participated in such varied jobs as an apothecary's assistant to
                an artist to an actor.

                                              A Doll's House

                         The play A Doll's House was one of Henrik Ibsen's most popular
                         and controversial plays.  The story takes an audience member /
                         reader on a journey with the lead character Nora whose husband
                         keeps her isolated in a world of facades and helplessness.
                                                 Click here for the full text of A Doll's House
 
 

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By M.Pfeffer