{"product_id":"hedda-gabler-9781350110069","title":"Hedda Gabler","description":"\u003cp\u003eToo frightened of scandal to become involved with a brilliant writer, Hedda Gabler opts instead for a conventional but loveless marriage. But, when her first love returns with a masterpiece that might threaten her husband's career, Hedda decides to take drastic and fatal action. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUniversally condemned in 1890 when it was written, \u003ci\u003eHedda Gabler\u003c\/i\u003e has subsequently become one of Ibsen's most performed and studied plays. Blending comedy and tragedy, Ibsen probes the thwarted aspirations and hidden anxieties of his characters against a backdrop of contemporary social Habits and hypocrisies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Methuen Drama Student Edition is published with Michael Meyer's classic translation, and with commentary and notes by Dr. Sophie Duncan. These offer a contemporary lens on the play's gender politics, and consider some key twentieth and twenty-first century productions of \u003ci\u003eHedda Gabler\u003c\/i\u003e, which include actresses like Maggie Smith, Harriet Walker, and Ruth Wilson taking on the iconic titular role.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henrik Ibsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Student Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.84h x 5.26w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350110069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2nd Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43195511898249,"sku":"9781350110069","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_fd7e76ff-b67e-438c-be7e-954220851e24.jpg?v=1733860433","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/hedda-gabler-9781350110069","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}