Title | : | Ghosts (Unabridged) |
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Author | : | Henrik Ibsen |
Release | : | 2024-09-16 |
Kind | : | audiobook |
Genre | : | Fiction |
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1 | Ghosts (Unabridged) | Henrik Ibsen |
Ghosts is a play by the legendary Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Written in 1881, the play is a scathing commentary on 19th-century morality. Its controversial subject matter includes frank discussions of incest, euthanasia, criticism of religion, and venereal disease, a basket of deplorable themes that scandalized Victorian society. Ghosts is the story of Helen Alving, a widow who is haunted by the many mistresses of her deceased husband and by her troubled son. The theme is a refutation of the idea that one ought to sacrifice one’s dreams on the altar of duty. |