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Norwegian drama -- Translations into Italian Books
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Henrik Ibsen
Spettri: dramma in tre atti
"Spettri: dramma in tre atti" by Henrik Ibsen is a play written in 1881. A widow prepares to dedicate an orphanage honoring her late husband, whose hidden transgressions she concealed to protect their son. As the dedication approaches, devastating revelations emerge about inherited disease, forbidden love, and a shocking family secret. When fire destroys the orphanage, Mrs. Alving faces an impossible moral choice that tests the limits of maternal devotion. Ibsen's controversial drama challenged 19th-century morality by exploring the consequences of upholding society's codes.
Henrik Ibsen
Gian Gabriele Borkman : $b dramma in quattro atti
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Henrik Ibsen
L'anitra selvatica
"L'anitra selvatica" by Henrik Ibsen is a five-act drama written in 1884. When Gregers Werle returns home after years away, he discovers his old friend Hjalmar living a comfortable life built on secrets involving Gregers's wealthy father. Convinced that truth will liberate his friend, Gregers reveals hidden relationships and questionable paternity. His idealistic crusade to expose lies shatters the fragile happiness of Hjalmar's family, leading young Hedvig to consider a desperate sacrifice to prove her love and restore her father's affection.
Henrik Ibsen
Il costruttore Solness
"Il costruttore Solness" by Henrik Ibsen is a drama composed in 1892. The play follows Halvard Solness, a wealthy and successful builder who has achieved his ambitions but remains deeply unhappy. Haunted by the loss of his children and his wife's illness, he lives in fear that younger rivals will surpass him. His life transforms when Hilde Wangel, a young woman he once knew, arrives with passionate feelings she's harbored for ten years. Their encounter awakens something powerful in Solness, but like those who challenge the limits set by the gods, his fate may be tragic.
Henrik Ibsen
La lega dei giovani : $b commedia in cinque atti
"La lega dei giovani" by Henrik Ibsen is a play finished in early 1869. Stensgaard, a charismatic political opportunist, forms the League of Youth and promises to sweep away corruption from the old guard. But his ambitions entangle him in layers of social and romantic scheming that grow increasingly complex. Written in colloquial prose rather than verse, this witty comedy marked a turning point toward realism in Ibsen's work. Its debut performance drew applause, but the second sparked such controversy that fighting erupted in the theater and spilled into the streets.
Henrik Ibsen
La donna del mare
"La donna del mare" by Henrik Ibsen is a play written in 1888. Ellida Wangel, daughter of a lighthouse-keeper, lives in a Norwegian fjord town with her physician husband and stepdaughters. Though married, she remains haunted by a former lover—a sailor who fled after murder and asked her to wait. Years later, he returns to claim her. Ellida must choose between her past and present, while her husband faces an agonizing question: can love exist without freedom?
Henrik Ibsen
Il piccolo Eyolf : $b dramma in tre atti
"Il piccolo Eyolf: dramma in tre atti" by Henrik Ibsen is a play written in 1894. Alfred Allmers returns from a mountain journey determined to devote himself to his disabled son, Eyolf, rather than his philosophical work. But when a mysterious Rat-Wife arrives with the power to enchant creatures to their doom, the family's fragile bonds are tested. As buried resentments surface between Alfred and his possessive wife Rita, tragedy strikes, forcing them to confront their guilt and the painful truths of their marriage.
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