NYTimes.com: "Of the roughly two dozen major plays by Henrik Ibsen, it was notmasterpieces like “Hedda Gabler” and “A Doll’s House” that he described as hismost important work. Rather it was the little-known “Emperor and Galilean” of 1873, a deeply personal reckoning with powerlessness that foreshadowed his famous domestic plays, but whose daunting structure — nine hours long, dozens of characters — led Ibsen to classify it as closet drama, meant to be read in private."
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Ibsen’s ‘Emperor and Galilean’ at National Theater in London
NYTimes.com: "Of the roughly two dozen major plays by Henrik Ibsen, it was notmasterpieces like “Hedda Gabler” and “A Doll’s House” that he described as hismost important work. Rather it was the little-known “Emperor and Galilean” of 1873, a deeply personal reckoning with powerlessness that foreshadowed his famous domestic plays, but whose daunting structure — nine hours long, dozens of characters — led Ibsen to classify it as closet drama, meant to be read in private."
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