Henrik Ibsen (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
The mature plays of Henrik Johan Ibsen (IHB-suhn), which are characterized by profound psychological insight, incisive exposure of social hypocrisy, and dramatic realism, have earned for him wide recognition as the founder of modern drama. His best plays fill the stage with life; moreover, they set the tone for the modern era of drama.
Born to upper-middle-class parents in Skien, Norway, in 1828, Ibsen lived an early life of poverty after his father suffered bankruptcy in 1836. His lot did not change even after he was apprenticed to an apothecary in Grimstad when he was barely...
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