Henrik Ibsen

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Henrik Ibsen

1828–1906

A master of modern drama, this Norwegian playwright reshaped the stage with fearless, realistic plays that challenged social rules and private hypocrisies. His work still feels startlingly alive in classics like A Doll’s House, Ghosts, and Hedda Gabler.

73 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

Konstruestro Solness

Konstruestro Solness

by Henrik Ibsen

Pillars of Society

Pillars of Society

by Henrik Ibsen

John Gabriel Borkman

John Gabriel Borkman

by Henrik Ibsen

When We Dead Awaken

When We Dead Awaken

by Henrik Ibsen

The Vikings of Helgeland

The Vikings of Helgeland

by Henrik Ibsen

The Feast at Solhoug

The Feast at Solhoug

by Henrik Ibsen

La Sinjorino el la Maro

La Sinjorino el la Maro

by Henrik Ibsen

John Gabriel Borkman

John Gabriel Borkman

by Henrik Ibsen

Dramatische werken

Dramatische werken

by Henrik Ibsen

Il costruttore Solness

Il costruttore Solness

by Henrik Ibsen

Catilina

Catilina

by Henrik Ibsen

La Tronpretendantoj

La Tronpretendantoj

by Henrik Ibsen

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

by Henrik Ibsen

An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People

by Henrik Ibsen

Vildanden

Vildanden

by Henrik Ibsen

L'anitra selvatica

L'anitra selvatica

by Henrik Ibsen

Rosmersholm

Rosmersholm

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, on March 20, 1828, Henrik Ibsen became one of the most influential playwrights of the 19th century. He worked in the theater in Bergen and Christiania before spending many years abroad in Italy and Germany, where he wrote several of the plays that made his reputation.

Ibsen is widely known for helping bring modern realism to the stage. Instead of grand heroes and neat moral lessons, his plays explored marriage, power, money, ambition, and the pressure of social expectations. Works such as Brand, Peer Gynt, A Doll’s House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, and Hedda Gabler helped change what audiences expected drama to do.

Late in life, Ibsen returned to Norway and was celebrated as a major literary figure. He died in Christiania (now Oslo) on May 23, 1906, but his influence has lasted far beyond his own era, shaping playwrights and theater-makers around the world.