{"product_id":"9781350110069","title":"Hedda Gabler","description":"Author: Ibsen, Henrik; Duncan, Sophie\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350110069\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Mar 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 144 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629823185054,"sku":"UBD-9781350110069","price":21.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350110069.jpg?v=1774222263","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350110069","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}