Advanced Module B

A Critical Study of Text

Text: A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

Some online resources

Background:

• The Wikipedia entry on Henrik Ibsen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_Ibsen

• The Wikipedia entry for the play: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Doll%27s_House

• An e-text version with introduction: http://academics.triton.edu/uc/files/dollshse.html

• The Ibsen website: http://ibsen.net/index.gan?id=11125276

Analysis of the text

• An essay by activist Emma Goldman 1914: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Goldman/Writings/Drama/doll.html

• An essay on symbolism in the play: http://www.theatrehistory.com/misc/henrik_ibsen_003.html

• An essay on the play as social commentary: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/13187/henrik_ibsens_a_dolls_house_

• as_social.html

• Transcript of a lecture: http://records.viu.ca/~johnstoi/introser/ibsen.htm

• Some reference links and suggestions: http://www.unc.edu/~lkelly/mybibliography.html

May be of interest

• A Doll's House appropriated: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=fc1z4O-Kvn4C&dq=Ibsen

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• GgZD4V6XS1&sig=1T4OVbXesD0dtoQrUSRJmIdIvv4&hl=en&ei=27_

• aSaPLF5nY7AOEpO2YCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2#PPR7,M1

•  A sample blocking: http://josh.st/blog/2004/10/29/ibsens-a-dolls-house-set-design