Palgrave Studies in Performance and Technology: Ibsen and Distant Visions

Holledge, Julie; Bollen, Jonathan; Helland, Frode; Tompkins, Joanne

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2021-04-21

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349683789

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-43899-7

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 233