The Master Builder (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Henrik Ibsen
- First Published: 1892
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: Norway
- Principal Characters: Halvard Solness, Aline, Doctor Herdal, Knut Brovik, Ragnar Brovik, Kaia Fosli, Hilda Wangel
- Genres: Drama, Psychological drama
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Symbolism, Ambition, Fire, Houses, mansions, or manors, Architecture or architects, Norway or Norwegians, Buildings
- Locales: Norway
The Story:
Halvard Solness had risen to his high position as a master builder because of a fire that had destroyed the ancestral estate of his wife’s family. On the site he had built new homes that won him fame and assured success in his profession. The fire had given him his chance, but he made his own opportunities, too, by crushing all who got in his way.
Knut Brovik, employed by Solness, had once been a successful architect, but Solness had crushed him and then used him as he had many others. Ragnar, Brovik’s son, was a draftsman in Solness’ office, and it was...
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