num_pages: 208
description: Variously denounced as the epitome of moral corruption and heralded as a great tragic heroine or figurehead of the women's movement, the character of Hedda Gabler has haunted generations of readers, critics, playgoers and producers. This Routledge Literary Sourcebook explores Henrik Ibsen's revolutionary play, first performed in 1890. Christopher Innes provides everything required for a well-rounded understanding of Hedda Gabler, exploring the play in carefully linked sections on Contexts, Interpretations, Key Passages and Further Reading. In each section reprinted source documents are balanced with introductory commentaries, and cross-references from section to section enable readers to follow up the issues that interest them most. The Contexts section will prove especially useful for its wealth of information on Norwegian nationalism, the women's movement and naturalist theatre, while the Interpretations section traces the interwoven histories of the performance and criticism of the play. In the Key Passages section, clear and comprehensive commentaries introduce important scenes, reprinted with extensive new footnotes to form the essential guide to the play. Finally, Further Reading suggests directions for additional study.Drawing on many years of teaching experience and crucial research work on naturalist theatre, Christopher Innes offers the best available introduction to iHedda Gabler and its cultural, literary and critical contexts.
language: English
title: Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler
titlecomplete: Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler (Routledge Guides to Literature)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Routledge