The Wild Duck

by Henrik Ibsen, Frances E Archer (Translator)

Overview

In The Wild Duck the idealistic son of a corrupt merchant exposes his father's duplicity, but in the process destroys the very people he wishes to save. Gregers Werle forces his friends, the Ekdals, to confront the truth about their lives—but the truth only serves to wound them further. In the play, the wild duck is a symbol of this injured family, and perhaps of the loss of Ibsen's youthful idealism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420978667
Publisher:	Digireads.com
Publication date:	11/30/2021
Pages:	132
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

The Plays for Performance series is edited by Nicholas Rudall, former artistic director of the Court Theatre at the University of Chicago where he is professor of classics, and Bernard Sahlins, founder and director of the Second City. They both live in Chicago, Illinois.