Hedda Gabler
Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · December 28, 2012
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- Who it’s for
- A sharp portrait of a woman defined neither comfortably by marriage nor by her father’s name.
- Themes
- Loveless marriage, Boredom and dissatisfaction
- Genres
- European Plays, Scandinavian Literary Collections
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Hedda's married name is Hedda Tesman; Gabler is her maiden name. On the subject of the title, Ibsen wrote: "My intention in giving it this name was to indicate that Hedda as a personality is to be regarded rather as her father's daughter than her husband's wife." Hedda Gabler, daughter of an aristocratic general, has just returned to her villa in Kristiania (now Oslo) from her honeymoon.
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Her husband is Jørgen Tesman, an aspiring, young, reliable (but not brilliant) academic who has combined research with their honeymoon. It becomes clear in the course of the play that she has never loved him but has married him for reasons pertaining to the boring nature of her life.
Marriage and Identity
A sharp portrait of a woman defined neither comfortably by marriage nor by her father’s name.
Come here for
- A classic play centered on the tensions of marriage and identity
- A character shaped by family status and a restless life
Expect
- A concise setup in Kristiania, now Oslo
- A focus on Hedda’s ties to her husband and father
Where it sits
| European Plays | 59% |
|---|---|
| Scandinavian Literary Collections | 54% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Scandinavian Literary Criticism
- SF & Fantasy Criticism
- Drama Criticism
- Authors
- Henrick Ibsen
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- December 28, 2012
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Loveless marriage · Boredom and dissatisfaction
- Reading lane
- Scandinavian Literary Criticism