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It allows twenty-first-century readers to see with fresh clarity the controversy that Ibsen's play sparked nearly a hundred and fifty years ago-and to recognize, perhaps, that the debate has not subsided quite yet.\" - Mary Christian, Middle Georgia State University\u003cp\u003e\"This excellent edition of \u003cem\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/em\u003e shows twenty-first-century readers exactly why Ibsen's play galvanized their nineteenth-century counterparts-and why its impact remains apparent on our stages, in our classrooms, and in the societies of which they are a part. Conolly provides the critical analysis and historical context necessary to understand what aspects of the play and its author were, and were not, considered revolutionary in multiple national and theatrical settings. Conolly's contributions to this volume make for lively and informative reading, and his presentation of William Archer's translation makes the play-text clear and accessible for today's students. The well-selected appendix materials make for useful and enjoyable reading in and of themselves-especially the adaptations, 'sequels,' parodies, and Ibsen's own alternative ending. As a teacher of modern drama, I have long hoped for an edition of \u003cem\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/em\u003e that was as suitable for students as this one-and now, I am glad to say, I have it.\" - Jennifer Buckley, University of Iowa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eHenrik Ibsen and \u003cem\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/em\u003e: A Brief Chronology\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Text\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Note on Nora's Final Exit\u003c\/p\u003eAppendix A: Contemporary Adaptations, Sequels, and Parodies\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. From a letter from Ibsen to a Danish newspaper regarding the ending of the play (17 February 1880)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Ibsen's alternative ending (1880)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. From Henry Arthur Jones and Henry Herman, \u003cem\u003eBreaking a Butterfly\u003c\/em\u003e (1882)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. From August Strindberg, 'A Doll's House' (1884)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. From Walter Besant, '\u003cem\u003eThe Doll's House\u003c\/em\u003e—and After,' \u003cem\u003eThe English Illustrated Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e (October 1890)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. From Ednah Dow Cheney, \u003cem\u003eNora's Return: A Sequel to The Doll's House\u003c\/em\u003e (1890)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. From Israel Zangwill and Eleanor Marx-Aveling, '\u003cem\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/em\u003e Repaired,' Time (March 1891)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. From F. Anstey, 'Nora; or, The Bird-Cage,' \u003cem\u003eMr Punch's Pocket Ibsen\u003c\/em\u003e (1893)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAppendix B: William Archer and \u003cem\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. From Archer's review of the first performance in England of \u003cem\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/em\u003e, Dramatic Review (4 April 1885)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. From a letter to Charles Archer (13 June 1889) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. From 'Ibsen and English Criticism,' \u003cem\u003eFortnightly Review\u003c\/em\u003e (July 1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. From William Archer, \u003cem\u003eThe Theatrical 'World' for 1893\u003c\/em\u003e (1894)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. From \u003cem\u003eThe Collected Works of Henrik Ibsen\u003c\/em\u003e (1906)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAppendix C: Bernard Shaw and \u003cem\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. On \u003cem\u003eA Doll's House, Penny Illustrated Paper\u003c\/em\u003e (1 June 1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. From Shaw's review of \u003cem\u003eA Doll's House, Manchester Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e (8 June 1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. From a letter to William Archer (11 June 1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. From 'Still after the Doll's House,' \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e (February 1890)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. From \u003cem\u003eThe Quintessence of Ibsenism\u003c\/em\u003e (1891)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. From 'A Doll's House Again,' \u003cem\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/em\u003e (15 May 1897)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. From 'The Technical Novelty in Ibsen's Plays,' \u003cem\u003eThe Quintessence of Ibsenism\u003c\/em\u003e (1913)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAppendix D: The Critics\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. In London\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea. From \u003cem\u003eThe Era\u003c\/em\u003e (28 March 1885)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eb. From \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e (8 June 1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ec. From \u003cem\u003eThe Globe\u003c\/em\u003e (8 June 1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ed. From \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e (8 June 1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ee. From \u003cem\u003eThe Pall Mall Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e (8 June 1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ef. From \u003cem\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e (21 June 1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eg. From Clement Scott, 'A Doll's House,' \u003cem\u003eThe Theatre\u003c\/em\u003e (1 July 1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. In America\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea. From \u003cem\u003eThe Courier-Journal\u003c\/em\u003e [Louisville, Kentucky] (8 December 1883)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eb. From \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e (27 September 1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ec. From \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e (31 October 1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ed. From \u003cem\u003eThe [New York] Sun\u003c\/em\u003e (22 December 1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ee. From \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e (22 December 1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ef. From \u003cem\u003eThe [New York] Evening World\u003c\/em\u003e (23 December 1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eg. From \u003cem\u003eThe [New York] Sun\u003c\/em\u003e (16 February 1894)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eh. From \u003cem\u003eThe [New York] Evening World\u003c\/em\u003e (7 June 1895)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. In Montreal and Sydney\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea. From \u003cem\u003eThe [Montreal] Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e (18 February 1890)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eb. From \u003cem\u003eThe Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/em\u003e (19 July 1890)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAppendix E: Feminism\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Henrik Ibsen, 'Notes for the Tragedy of Modern Times' (19 October 1878)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. From Henrietta Frances Lord, preface to her translation of \u003cem\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/em\u003e (1882)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. From August Strindberg, preface to \u003cem\u003eGetting Married\u003c\/em\u003e (1884)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. From Havelock Ellis, \u003cem\u003eThe New Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e (1890)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. From Ellen Battelle Dietrick, 'The Doll's House—T'Other Side,' \u003cem\u003eWomen's Penny Paper\u003c\/em\u003e (15 and 22 March 1890)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. From Annie Nathan Meyer, 'Ibsen's Attitude Towards Woman,' \u003cem\u003eThe Critic\u003c\/em\u003e [New York] (22 March 1890)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. From Max Nordau, \u003cem\u003eDegeneration\u003c\/em\u003e (1895)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. From Ibsen's speech to the Norwegian Women's Rights League (26 May 1898)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. From Louie Bennett, 'Ibsen as a Pioneer of the Woman Movement,' \u003cem\u003eThe Westminster Review\u003c\/em\u003e (March 1910)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAppendix F: Acting Nora\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. From 'Nora Helmer off for the Antipodes: An Interview with Miss Janet Achurch,' \u003cem\u003eThe Pall Mall Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e (5 July 1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. From 'Ethel Barrymore on Nora Helmer' (6 May 1905)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Alla Nazimova, 'Ibsen's Women,' \u003cem\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/em\u003e (17 October 1907)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. 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