Theatre and Individualism: Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House

When:
January 26, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
2016-01-26T18:00:00+00:00
2016-01-26T19:00:00+00:00
Where:
Museum of London, Barbican
Barbican
London EC2Y
UK
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Gresham College
02078310575

A Doll’s House is a three-act play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Its first performance was at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, in Denmark, on 21 December 1879. It is often considered to be a feminist play as Nora, the heroine, leaves her husband and children intent on self-discovery. Ibsen, on the other hand, denied any conscious attempt to provide propaganda for the women’s rights movement and claimed that his concern was for the description of humanity. If the play is about the need to find the self and to live true to that self, then what is the nature of individualism that the play promotes?

This is a free public lecture by Belinda Jack, Gresham Professor of Rhetoric.

There is no need to book in advance for this lecture. It runs on a first come first served basis.