Ibsen's plays rank among those most frequently performed
world-wide, rivaled only by Brecht, Chekhov, Shakespeare, and the
Greek tragedies. By the time Ibsen died in 1906, his plays had
already conquered the theaters of the Western world. Inviting
rapturous praise as well as fierce controversy, they were performed
in Europe, North America, and Australia, contributing greatly to
the theater, culture, and social life of these continents. Soon
after Ibsen's death, his plays entered the stages of East Asia -
Japan, China, Korea - as well as Africa and Latin America. . But
while there exist countless studies on Ibsen the dramatist and the
significance of his plays within different cultures written mainly
by literary scholars, none of them examine the ways in which
Ibsen's plays were performed, or the impact of such performances on
the theater, social life, and politics of these cultures. In Global
Ibsen, contributors look at the way performances of Ibsen's plays
address problems typical to modern societies all over the world,
including: the inferior social status of women, the decay of
bourgeois family life and values, religious fundamentalism,
industrial pollution and corporate cover-up, and/or the loss of and
search for identity.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
