A Doll's House

Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906)

Published in 1879, this play was a bombshell, exposing the tragic hypocrisy of Victorian like middle class marriage. The play is significant for the way it deals with the fate of a married woman, who at the time in Norway lacked reasonable opportunities for self-fulfillment in a male-dominated world. - A wife was almost literally a bird in a cage for display by the husband. Note that this is a solo reading of the entire play by one person. We have an excellent dramatic reading of this play in our catalog also if a more traditional performance is more to your taste.) Summary by phil c

Genre(s): Tragedy

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Act I Phil Chenevert
01:15:32
Play 02 Act II Phil Chenevert
01:00:28
Play 03 Act III Phil Chenevert
01:00:58