Table of Contents

1. Prologue: background; 2. The drama text; 3. Translating Et Dukkehjem; 4. A Doll's House as stage play; 5. A Doll's House as radio drama; 6. A Doll's House as teleplay; 7. A Doll's House as film; 8. Transposing the end of A Doll's House; 9. Epilogue: impact; Sequence scheme of Et Dukkehjem/ A Doll's House; Select list of productions; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

Promotional Information

A 1995 critical study of Ibsen's A Doll's House which looks at texts and performances.

Reviews

"...a great deal of fascinating and informative material..." Essays in Theatre "Tornqvist's analysis of the play's text...is generally sound and especially good on the play's structure." Joan Templeton, Scandinavian Studies "Tornqvist has written a book thatis accessible and valuable to theatre practitioners as well as scholars. It is at once a reference work and a guide-book. Tornqvist is at his best when he provides detailed analysis of the various treatments given to particular moments and scenes from the text. This book intelligently and thoroughly explores A Doll's House and scenes from the text. This book intelligently and thoroughly explores A Doll's House as a performance text by examining mulitlple approaches given to the text in performance." Michael Schurter, Theatre Studies