Henrik Ibsen

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Henrik Ibsen

1828–1906

One of the great dramatists of the 19th century, this Norwegian writer helped reshape theater with plays that brought ordinary lives, moral conflict, and social pressure to the center of the stage. His work still feels strikingly modern, especially in classics like A Doll’s House, Ghosts, and Hedda Gabler.

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

The Master Builder

The Master Builder

by Henrik Ibsen

Fru Inger til Østråt

Fru Inger til Østråt

by Henrik Ibsen

The Lady from the Sea

The Lady from the Sea

by Henrik Ibsen

Kærlighedens Komedie

Kærlighedens Komedie

by Henrik Ibsen

Pillars of Society

Pillars of Society

by Henrik Ibsen

The Vikings of Helgeland

The Vikings of Helgeland

by Henrik Ibsen

Konstruestro Solness

Konstruestro Solness

by Henrik Ibsen

The feast at Solhoug

The feast at Solhoug

by Henrik Ibsen

When We Dead Awaken

When We Dead Awaken

by Henrik Ibsen

John Gabriel Borkman

John Gabriel Borkman

by Henrik Ibsen

John Gabriel Borkman

John Gabriel Borkman

by Henrik Ibsen

La Sinjorino el la Maro

La Sinjorino el la Maro

by Henrik Ibsen

Dramatische werken

Dramatische werken

by Henrik Ibsen

Catilina

Catilina

by Henrik Ibsen

Il costruttore Solness

Il costruttore Solness

by Henrik Ibsen

La Tronpretendantoj

La Tronpretendantoj

by Henrik Ibsen

An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People

by Henrik Ibsen

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

by Henrik Ibsen

Vildanden

Vildanden

by Henrik Ibsen

Rosmersholm

Rosmersholm

by Henrik Ibsen

L'anitra selvatica

L'anitra selvatica

by Henrik Ibsen

A Doll's House

A Doll's House

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, in 1828, Henrik Ibsen became one of the most influential playwrights in world literature. Early in his career he worked in the theater in Bergen and Christiania, and over time he developed a new kind of drama that pushed past melodrama and spectacle toward sharper realism and psychological tension.

Ibsen spent many years living outside Norway, including long periods in Italy and Germany. During those years he wrote several of the plays that made his international reputation, including Brand, Peer Gynt, A Doll’s House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm, and Hedda Gabler.

He died in Christiania (now Oslo) in 1906, but his influence has only grown. Often called a father of modern drama, he changed what audiences expected from theater, opening the door to plays that examine private choices, public values, and the hidden strains inside family life.