Literature Library author

Henrik Ibsen

A concise guide to Henrik Ibsen's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.

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Literary work, Play in five acts, Three-act play
Indexed works
3

Author overview

Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906) was a poet and playwright whose body of work spans literary writing, play in five acts, and three-act play. This writing is associated with Norway. Major works and useful reading starting points include A Doll's House, An Enemy of the People, Ghosts, and White Horses. Key themes include Marriage, power, and performance, Money as control, Law, morality, and responsibility, and Truth versus economic self-interest.

Reading pathway

Begin with A Doll's House, then move to An Enemy of the People, then move to Ghosts.

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Representative starting points

A Doll’s House

A three-act domestic drama in which Nora Helmer’s secret sacrifice forces her to examine the marriage, money, and social roles that have shaped her life.

An Enemy of the People

A doctor’s warning that a town’s profitable baths are polluted becomes a test of truth, democracy, family loyalty, and personal pride.

Ghosts

As Mrs. Alving prepares a memorial to her dead husband, one rainy day exposes how family secrecy, social respectability, and inherited harm keep the past active in the present.

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