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1、InthehistoryofmoderntheatreIbsenisoneofthedominatingfigures.Hisconquestofthetheatreoverthepasthundredyears-firstinScandinavia,andthenveryquicklyinEurope,NorthAmericaandthewiderworld-makeshimoneofthemostfrequentlyperformedplaywrightsintheworldtoday.ThesixteenchaptersofthisCompanion,contribute
2、dbyadistinguishedinternationalteam,exploreIbsen'slifeandwork,providinganinvaluablereferenceworkforstudentsofdramaandofliterature.InchronologicaltermstheyrangefromanaccountofIbsen'searliestpieces,writtenduringthe1850swhenhewasayoungproducerinBergen,throughtheyearsofrichexperiment-ationwhenhes
3、ought-inhistoricaltragedy,inversecomedy,indramaticpoetry,inphilosophicaldrama-tofindhisownstyleanddramaticidiom,tothemature'Ibsenist'playsthatmadehimfamoustowardstheendofthenineteenthcentury.AmongthethematictopicsexploredhereareIbsenandcomedy,Ibsenandtherealisticproblemplay,andIbsenandfemini
4、sm.Anotherlittle-knownaspectofhisart-hisachievementasalyricpoet-isgivencloseattention.TwochaptersaccountforthespreadofIbsen'sinfluenceontheinternationalstagetotheendofthenineteenthcenturyandtothepresent;threerelatedchapters,includinganinterviewwithJohnBartonandanessaybyArthurMiller,addressth
5、echallengethatIbsen'splayscontinuetopresenttotheatredirectorsandtothepractisingdramatistsoftoday,aswellastothosewhoworkinfilmandtelevision.Afullchronologyandadetailedlistofworksprovideessentialtoolsforthestudentandscholar.Therearealsoextensivechaptersonthechangingnatureoftwentieth-centurycri
6、ticismofIbsenandonthosereferenceworksessentialtoafullerunderstandingofthedramatist.JamesMcFarlanewasProfessorofEuropeanLiteratureattheUniversityofEastAngliaandFellowoftheNorwegianAcademyofScienceandLetters.AmonghisotherworksonScandinaviansubjectsaretheeightvolumesofTheOxfordIbsen,thestandard
7、Englishtextoftheplays.From1975—91ProfessorMcFarlanewaseditorofScandinavica:AnInternationalJournalofScandinavianStudies.CambridgeCompanionsOnline©CambridgeUniversityPress,2006CambridgeCompanionsOnline©CambridgeUniversityPress,2006THECAMBRIDGECOMPANI