A Global Doll's House
Ibsen and Distant Visions
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Library & Information Services, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | Julie Holledge, Jonathan Bollen, Frode Helland, Joanne Tompkins | ISBN: | 9781137438997 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | September 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Julie Holledge, Jonathan Bollen, Frode Helland, Joanne Tompkins |
| ISBN: | 9781137438997 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | September 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book addresses a deceptively simple question: what accounts for the global success of A Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen’s most popular play? Using maps, networks, and images to explore the world history of the play’s production, this question is considered from two angles: cultural transmission and adaptation. Analysing the play’s transmission reveals the social, economic, and political forces that have secured its place in the canon of world drama; a comparative study of the play’s 135-year production history across five continents offers new insights into theatrical adaptation. Key areas of research include the global tours of nineteenth-century actress-managers, Norway’s soft diplomacy in promoting gender equality, representations of the female performing body, and the sexual vectors of social change in theatre.
This book addresses a deceptively simple question: what accounts for the global success of A Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen’s most popular play? Using maps, networks, and images to explore the world history of the play’s production, this question is considered from two angles: cultural transmission and adaptation. Analysing the play’s transmission reveals the social, economic, and political forces that have secured its place in the canon of world drama; a comparative study of the play’s 135-year production history across five continents offers new insights into theatrical adaptation. Key areas of research include the global tours of nineteenth-century actress-managers, Norway’s soft diplomacy in promoting gender equality, representations of the female performing body, and the sexual vectors of social change in theatre.
