Considered by many to be one of the great dramatists of all time, Ibsen's childhood was greatly affected by his father's bankruptcy. He moved to Grimstad, Norway in 1844 and worked as a chemist's apprentice. He studied in Christania from 1850 to 1851 and worked in Bergen as a theatre producer. Ibsen spent time abroad in Rome, Dresden and Munich. His early work consisted primarily of historical romantic dramas such as Fru Inger at Osterrad and The Warriors at Helgeland (1862). In 1863, he published Love's Comedy, a satirical drama. This was followed by his two famous lyrical dramas, Brand (1866) and Peer Gynt (1867). His best-known works followed this with Pillars of Society in 1877, A Doll's House (1879), Ghosts (1881), An Enemy of the People (1882), The Wild Duck (1884), Rosmersholm (1886), The Lady From the Sea (1888), Hedda Gabler (1890), The Master Builder (1892), Little Eyolf (1894), John Gabriel Borkman (1896) and When We Dead Awake in 1900. |
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