Table of Contents

Preface
Cross-Cultural Contexts: Ibsen's Modernism and the Theatre in England and France
A Doll's House on Stage in London and Paris
A Doll's House and Maison de Poupée: A Case Study in Translation
Rosmersholm: Toward New Realms of Art
Worlds Apart: Hedda Gabler in London and Paris
The Master Builder: "An Ibsen within an Ibsen"
Conclusion: The Concept of Early Modernist Theatre in Theory and Practice
Bibliography
Index

Promotional Information

This study of Ibsen's reception in England and France during the 1890s demonstrates his centrality to early modernist activity.

About the Author

KIRSTEN SHEPHERD-BARR is Assistant Professor of English at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, where she specializes in modern drama. She received her B.A. in English from Yale University and then studied at the University of Oslo on a Fulbright Grant. She completed her doctoral studies in English at the University of Oxford.

Reviews

?Rich with references to primary documents of the decade (reviews, essays, letters, and speeches), the study succeeds very well in restoring Ibsen's reputation as a "subversive" dramatist. The comparisons of British and French reactions are especially illuminating of the range of traditional and avant-garde cultural values. This is a valuable contribution to Ibsen studies and to cultural studies of Europe. Extensive notes, substantial bibliography of primary and secondary material. Recommended for all collections serving upper-division undergraduates through faculty.?-Choice

?Shepherd-Barr's introduction should prove illuminating to anyone interested in the history of modernism....Any teacher or scholar of modernist drama will find Shepherd-Barr's book excellent reading.?-Seminar

"Shepherd-Barr's introduction should prove illuminating to anyone interested in the history of modernism....Any teacher or scholar of modernist drama will find Shepherd-Barr's book excellent reading."-Seminar

"Rich with references to primary documents of the decade (reviews, essays, letters, and speeches), the study succeeds very well in restoring Ibsen's reputation as a "subversive" dramatist. The comparisons of British and French reactions are especially illuminating of the range of traditional and avant-garde cultural values. This is a valuable contribution to Ibsen studies and to cultural studies of Europe. Extensive notes, substantial bibliography of primary and secondary material. Recommended for all collections serving upper-division undergraduates through faculty."-Choice