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The volume presents two intense stage dramas that probe individual desire, social constraints, and the costs of pride and ambition. One play follows a restless woman who chafes at domestic expectations and exerts subtle, destructive influence on those around her, producing moral crises and a tragic outcome. The other centers on a celebrated professional whose past choices, rivalries, and creative yearnings provoke psychological strain and a decisive confrontation. Both works unfold through tightly focused scenes and realistic interactions, using character study and symbolism to examine power, freedom, manipulation, and the fragile line between aspiration and self-destruction.

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Title: The collected works of Henrik Ibsen Vol. 10 (of 11)

Author: Henrik Ibsen

Editor: William Archer

Release date: August 12, 2024 [eBook #74237]

Language: English

Original publication: London: William Heinemann, 1907

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THE COLLECTED WORKS OF
HENRIK IBSEN
VOLUME X
HEDDA GABLER
THE MASTER BUILDER
THE COLLECTED WORKS OF
HENRIK IBSEN
Copyright Edition. Complete in 12 Volumes.
Crown 8vo, price 4s. each.
ENTIRELY REVISED AND EDITED BY
WILLIAM ARCHER
Vol. I. Lady Inger, The Feast at Solhoug, Love’s Comedy
Vol. II. The Vikings, The Pretenders
Vol. III. Brand
Vol. IV. Peer Gynt
Vol. V. Emperor and Galilean (2 parts)
Vol. VI. The League of Youth, Pillars of Society
Vol. VII. A Doll’s House, Ghosts
Vol. VIII. An Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck
Vol. IX. Rosmersholm, The Lady from the Sea
Vol. X. Hedda Gabler, The Master Builder
Vol. XI. Little Eyolf, John Gabriel Borkman, When We Dead Awaken
Vol. XII. From Ibsen’s Workshop
London: WILLIAM HEINEMANN.
21 Bedford Street, W.C.

THE COLLECTED WORKS OF
HENRIK IBSEN

Copyright Edition

VOLUME X
HEDDA GABLER
THE MASTER BUILDER
WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY
WILLIAM ARCHER


LONDON
WILLIAM HEINEMANN
1912
Uniform Edition
First Printed, June 1907
New Impressions, September 1909, November 1912
Copyright 1907