This book contains four of Ibsen's most important plays in superb modern translations. With her assertion that she is "first and foremost a human being," rather than a wife, mother or fragile doll, Nora Helmer sent shockwaves throughout Europe when she appeared in Henrik Ibsen's greatest and most famous play, A Doll's House. Ibsen's follow-up, Ghosts, was no less radical, with its unrelenting investigation into religious hypocrisy, family secrets, and sexual double-dealing. These two masterpieces are accompanied here by The Pillars of Society and An Enemy of the People, both exploring the tensions and dark compromises at the heart of society.

"New Penguin Ibsen"--Cover. Translation based on Henrik Ibsen's Skrifter (2005-10) (HIS), based on Ibsen's first editions--Note on the text, page [lvii].

Pillars of the community --A doll's house -- Ghosts -- An enemy of the people.