Ghosts: A Domestic Tragedy in Three Acts by Henrik Ibsen
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"Ghosts: A Domestic Tragedy in Three Acts" by Henrik Ibsen is a play written in 1881. Mrs. Alving prepares to dedicate an orphanage in memory of her late husband, concealing his scandalous past. When her son Oswald returns home, devastating secrets emerge about inheritance, forbidden love, and the consequences of upholding society's moral code. The play's frank treatment of taboo subjects sparked immediate controversy, yet it became recognized as a groundbreaking work
that questioned whether following conventional morality leads to tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Sharp, R. Farquharson (Robert Farquharson), 1864-1945 |
| Uniform Title | Gengangere. English |
| Title | Ghosts: A Domestic Tragedy in Three Acts |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosts_(play) |
| Credits | Produced by Martin Adamson. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Families -- Drama |
| Subject | Europe -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama |
| Subject | Tragedies (Drama) |
| Subject | Mothers and sons -- Drama |
| Subject | Norwegian drama -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2467 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 2001 |
| Last Update | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 627 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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