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Ghosts

Ghosts

by Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906

BookID: 8121

Language:English

Translator:Archer, William, 1856-1924

Uniform Title:Gengangere. English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Families -- DramaEurope -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- DramaTragedies (Drama)Mothers and sons -- Drama

Description

"Ghosts" by Henrik Ibsen is a play written in 1881. This controversial drama follows widow Helen Alving as she prepares to dedicate an orphanage in memory of her unfaithful late husband. When her son Oswald returns home, long-buried family secrets begin to surface, threatening to destroy the carefully maintained façade of respectability. The play explores the devastating consequences of following society's moral code, confronting taboo subjects that scandalized 19th-century audiences and challenged conventional notions of duty, truth, and maternal sacrifice. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures

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