Ibsen, Scandinavia and the Making of a World Drama

Henrik Ibsen's drama is the most prominent and lasting contribution of the cultural surge seen in Scandinavian literature in the later nineteenth century. When he made his debut in Norway in 1850, the nation's literary presence was negligible, yet by 1890 Ibsen had become one of Europe's most famous authors. Contrary to the standard narrative of his move from restrictive provincial origins to liberating European exile, Narve Fulsås and Tore Rem show how Ibsen's trajectory was preconditioned on his continued embeddedness in Scandinavian society and culture, and that he experienced great success in his home markets. This volume traces how Ibsen's works first travelled outside Scandinavia and studies the mechanisms of his appropriation in Germany, Britain and France. Engaging with theories of book dissemination and world literature, and re-assessing the emergence of 'peripheral' literary nations, this book provides new perspectives on the work of this major figure of European literature and theatre.

Author: Narve Fulsas,Tore Rem
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/16/2017
Pages: 290
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.47h x 6.46w x 0.74d
ISBN: 9781107187771

Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2018

About the Author
Rem, Tore: - Tore Rem is Professor of British Literature at Universitetet i Oslo. He has been head of the board of The Centre for Ibsen Studies and has published on Victorian literature, book history, and the early English-language appropriations of Ibsen. He is editor of the new Ibsen editions of the Penguin Classics series.