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A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (1879)
In this episode, we unpack Henrik Ibsen's groundbreaking 1879 drama, A Doll's House, a play that shocked 19th-century Europe and remains a cornerstone of modern feminist literature. The action centers on Nora Helmer, a seemingly happy and dutiful wife who secretly committed an act of financial fraud years earlier to save her husband's life—a secret that unravels her entire perception of her marriage and her identity. . We analyze Ibsen's pioneering use of dramatic realism to expose the deeply oppressive structures of Victorian marriage, where Nora is treated by her husband, Torvald, as little…
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