Henrik Ibsen's most important plays in superb modern translations,
part of the new Penguin Ibsen series
This new Penguin Classics series of Henrik Ibsen's plays will offer the
best available editions in English of the great works by "the father of
modern drama," all under the general editorship of Ibsen scholar Tore
Rem. All plays included here are newly translated and based on the
recently published, definitive Norwegian texts. The Master Builder and
Other Plays collects his last four plays: Little Eyokf, John Gabriel
Borkman, and When We Dead Awaken, in addition to the title play.
For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher
of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than
1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best
works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers
trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by
introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary
authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning
translators.