Henrik Ibsen

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Henrik Ibsen

1828–1906

A towering figure of modern theater, this Norwegian playwright reshaped drama with works that brought everyday moral conflict and social pressure onto the stage. His plays, including A Doll’s House, Ghosts, and Hedda Gabler, still feel startlingly alive.

74 Audiobooks

Love's Comedy

Love's Comedy

by Henrik Ibsen

A Doll's House : a play

A Doll's House : a play

by Henrik Ibsen

Little Eyolf

Little Eyolf

by Henrik Ibsen

Ghosts

Ghosts

by Henrik Ibsen

Eta Eyolf

Eta Eyolf

by Henrik Ibsen

Fru Inger til Østråt

Fru Inger til Østråt

by Henrik Ibsen

The Master Builder

The Master Builder

by Henrik Ibsen

The Lady from the Sea

The Lady from the Sea

by Henrik Ibsen

John Gabriel Borkman

John Gabriel Borkman

by Henrik Ibsen

Kærlighedens Komedie

Kærlighedens Komedie

by Henrik Ibsen

When We Dead Awaken

When We Dead Awaken

by Henrik Ibsen

Pillars of Society

Pillars of Society

by Henrik Ibsen

The feast at Solhoug

The feast at Solhoug

by Henrik Ibsen

John Gabriel Borkman

John Gabriel Borkman

by Henrik Ibsen

The Vikings of Helgeland

The Vikings of Helgeland

by Henrik Ibsen

Konstruestro Solness

Konstruestro Solness

by Henrik Ibsen

La Sinjorino el la Maro

La Sinjorino el la Maro

by Henrik Ibsen

Catilina

Catilina

by Henrik Ibsen

Dramatische werken

Dramatische werken

by Henrik Ibsen

Il costruttore Solness

Il costruttore Solness

by Henrik Ibsen

An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People

by Henrik Ibsen

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

by Henrik Ibsen

La Tronpretendantoj

La Tronpretendantoj

by Henrik Ibsen

Vildanden

Vildanden

by Henrik Ibsen

L'anitra selvatica

L'anitra selvatica

by Henrik Ibsen

A Doll's House

A Doll's House

by Henrik Ibsen

Rosmersholm

Rosmersholm

by Henrik Ibsen

Gildet på Solhaug

Gildet på Solhaug

by Henrik Ibsen

La donna del mare

La donna del mare

by Henrik Ibsen

About the author

Born in Skien, Norway, on March 20, 1828, he became one of the most important playwrights of the 19th century and is often described as a founder of modern drama. Early in his career he worked in the theater in Bergen and Kristiania, building practical stage experience before gaining wider recognition.

His writing changed over time, moving from verse and historical subjects to the realistic social dramas that made his name across Europe. In plays such as Brand, Peer Gynt, A Doll’s House, An Enemy of the People, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, and Hedda Gabler, he explored family tensions, public hypocrisy, personal freedom, and the cost of telling the truth.

He spent many years living abroad, especially in Italy and Germany, before returning to Norway late in life. By the time of his death in Kristiania on May 23, 1906, he had become an internationally celebrated writer whose influence on theater, literature, and the modern idea of dramatic realism was enormous.