The Master Builder and Other Plays
The Master Builder and Other Plays by Henrik Ibsen is a collection of Ibsen’s significant works, published by Penguin Publishing Group on August 11, 2015. This edition features modern translations of Ibsen’s last four plays, including Little Eyolf, John Gabriel Borkman, and When We Dead Awaken, alongside the title play. The translations are based on the definitive Norwegian texts, ensuring readers receive an accurate representation of Ibsen’s original works.
In this volume, readers will find a comprehensive exploration of Ibsen’s dramatic themes and character complexities, reflecting his status as a pivotal figure in European drama. The collection is part of the new Penguin Ibsen series, which aims to provide authoritative texts enriched by scholarly insights. With 368 pages, this English-language edition offers a valuable resource for those interested in literary classics and the evolution of modern drama.
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Henrik Ibsen’s most important plays in superb modern translations, part of the new Penguin Ibsen series
This new Penguin Classics series of Henrik Ibsen’s plays will offer the best available editions in English of the great works by “the father of modern drama,” all under the general editorship of Ibsen scholar Tore Rem. All plays included here are newly translated and based on the recently published, definitive Norwegian texts. The Master Builder and Other Plays collects his last four plays: Little Eyokf, John Gabriel Borkman, and When We Dead Awaken, in addition to the title play.
For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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