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Famous authors. dramatist 1828-1906 / Henrik Ibsen :

Henrik Ibsen was born in the small coastal town of Skien in Norway. His family were middle class burghers. He worked as an apprentice to an apothecary before going to Oslo to study. He began writing plays which found little favour in Norway. He lived and wrote for about 30 years in Italy and Germany...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hossick, Malcolm (Director, Producer, Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Venice, California] : TMW Media, 2005.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Ibsen, Henrik, > 1828-1906.
Ibsen, Henrik, > 1828-1906
Dramatists, Norwegian > 19th century > Biography.
Authors, Norwegian > 19th century > Biography.
Écrivains norvégiens > 19e siècle > Biographies.
Authors, Norwegian
Dramatists, Norwegian
1800-1899
documentary film.
Biographical films
Biographies
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Documentaires.
Films biographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Henrik Ibsen was born in the small coastal town of Skien in Norway. His family were middle class burghers. He worked as an apprentice to an apothecary before going to Oslo to study. He began writing plays which found little favour in Norway. He lived and wrote for about 30 years in Italy and Germany and became recognised worldwide as the greatest dramatist of his age and the Father of modern drama. The film traces his life and is followed by a brief overview of his works.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed June 23, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (39 minutes)
Playing Time:00:38:41