A Doll's House: Includes MLA Style Citations for Scholarly Articles, Peer-Reviewed and Critical Essays (Squid Ink Classics) Paperback – September 10, 2015

Won’t lie, tough to get through. Almost gave up many times but the ending made it so worth it.Read to the very end.

From other reviews, or your own familiarity with Ibsen's famous—and in 1879 scandalous—play, you'll know the basic story and characters of "A Doll's House." It remains a classic, well worth being performed by superior actors. The latter are in abundance in this 1959 production: the incomparable Julie Harris as tormented Nora, Christopher Plummer as her self-preoccupied husband, Hume Cronyn (excellent) as Krogstad the catalyst—not quite a villain, but by his own admission a desperate man who takes desperate, damaging measures—Jason Robards, Jr., as Dr. Rank, Nora's unrequited lover, and Eileen Heckart as Nora's friend Kristine, for whose love Krogstad pines. For 1959—for any year, in fact—this is as fine an ensemble as one could imagine. George Schaefer, from television's golden age, produced and directed.Reluctantly I've deducted one star for primitive production values. Viewers should know that this is a live production, videotaped as a kinescope. As a consequence the lovely set design is visually murky, the audio is indistinct, and various technical glitches mar the illusion: boom mic shadows on the set, intrusive cameras whose timings were off, visual compositions and cuts between cameras that are not as sharp as they could have been had the players been able to retake certain scenes. If you can disregard these things, you'll be rewarded by a splendid performance of a play whose issues continue to resonate strongly to this day.

The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because the formatting is off. Often, words run together or there is improper spacing of dialogue which yanked me out of the story. Otherwise, I highly commend this story.

I used this play in my discussion group that meets in the public library. I taught it many times in my 20th Century Drama class at the university.

I agree with a previous reviewer; Julia Harris is the best Nora I have ever seen. She was so in the moment and so the heavy-coated dialogue (though I love Ibsen!) just flowed out of her naturally and honestly. Christopher Plummer was also superb, as was Hume Cronyn (with a brilliant save when he blew a line of dialogue) and Eileen Heckart. The only performance that was off for me was the usually wonderful Jason Robards, who sounded clunky with the Ibsen's dialogue and seemed too American or something. I loved this production. It's magical when great actors illuminate something you have read and know and make it thrilling and new!

I have this `weird` thing of preferring to read plays, rather than see them performed. Henrik Ibsen is one of my favorite writers and I enjoyed reading again one of his best plays (accordingly to me), `A Doll's House`. It's a play with a powerful message, presenting strong internal conflicts, but it's still a somewhat easy read.`A Doll's House` for me it's not just a book about women self-fulfillment in a male-dominated world; it's a book about the duality of relationships, about the duality of each individual (which can make big sacrifices and act selfish at the same time).I like the way Henrik Ibsen constructs the external and internal conflicts, stating somethings clear, letting some aspects just as hints to the reader.I prefer not to get too much into details of the book synopsis in reviews, but this is a good book in my opinion for people to enjoy reading plays.I read the book in the Kindle format, which didn't make it too troublesome to read. The lines of the play fit decently even on a smartphone display, although longer lines might be harder to follow.

This plays shares deep insight into relationships particularly marriage. Even in the worst of circumstances life has a way of bringing hope and positive change even to the most undeserving and in ways hard to grasp.

Interpretation:A doll's house follows Nora, the protagonist and mother of three, through her struggle for realization of an identity that is her own. For eight years with her husband Helmer, and many more with her father, Nora has lived as a possession than a character. The title of the play embodies a social expectation that confines her to inferior roles devoid of true satisfaction, a superficial identity defined by her husband that deserves nothing more than a man's affection. The seemingly perfect marriage is broken by Krogstad the "shipwrecked" lawyer who threatens to reveal secrets associated with Nora that would harm Helmer's social standing. However, among guilt and panic, Nora finds peace by discovering herself. She realizes that true love comes from mutual respect, that a life of satisfaction must have room for independence. These revelations come at the cost of her marriage. From Helmer's point of view, Nora is selfish, deserting her family to satisfy her own fancies. Yet, to Nora, her decision is one of self-liberation, of finding the dignity of being human, and ultimate of saving her life.Thoughts:I was supposed to read this for my AP class, but we ran out of time. On whim I picked it up, having heard great reviews. This play is truly ahead of its time. I have a bit feminist so I have tremendous respect for the protagonist. Bravo to Ibsen for having portrayed such an important yet often muted matter with realism. I think I might have read it too quickly, will definitely read again.

Supongo que hay que entender esta obra dentro de su época para valorar el cambio que supuso, y así considerarla interesante.

Good author and series, very enjoyable

Achando um pouco chato. Comprei para melhorar a leitura no Inglês.Barato porém a qualidade do material tbm é bem barato.Não daria de presente por conta da apresentação do produto.

Escrita no século XIX e tendo como cenário a Noruega durante a época do Natal, a peça teatral "A Doll's House", de Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), apresenta o esfacelamento de um casamento, contrariando a moralidade da época. Curiosamente, ela não foi escrita em versos, mas em prosa, uma linguagem geralmente reservada para as comédias.Motivo de acaloradas discussões, a culpada de tamanho barulho é Nora, a protagonista, que abandonou o marido e os filhos para viver a própria vida. Essa decisão em apenas cem páginas ou três atos, revela o talento do dramaturgo cuja obra é considerada um "clássico da modernidade".Seu enredo foi inspirado num fato real: a escritora e amiga de Ibsen, Laura Kieler, envolveu-se numa situação semelhante. Por sinal, Ibsen confessou ter escrito dois desfechos e num deles, contratando sua preferência, Nora permanece casada. Seu objetivo foi tornar a peça menos controversa e mais lucrativa, autorizando a encenação ou publicação, caso fosse indispensável, pois preferia cometer essa violência do que deixá-la a cargo de um outro autor sem seu gabarito.Para finalizar, "A Doll's House" é considerada uma apologia feminista, ao abordar a submissão da mulher, tratada como uma boneca no ambiente doméstico, mas capaz de reagir a opressão e falta de liberdade, mesmo que isso acarrete a renúncia aos filhos. Sem dúvida, esse é um texto audacioso, inteligente e que merece atenção.

Mir wurde dieses Buch empfohlen, ich wollte Literatur aus jeder Zeit und Richtung lesen und hab es mir dann direkt mal bestellt gehabt. Die Geschichte hat eine erstaunliche Wendung genommen was mich durchaus positiv überrascht hat. Eine gute sprachliche und bildliche Darstellung von Henrik Ibsen, schönes Frauenbild zu der Zeit, alles in allem: Sehr gut und zu empfehlen.