Hedda Gabler - Couverture souple

Henrik Johan Ibsen (20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of realism" and is one of the founders of Modernism in theatre. He is one of the most frequently performed dramatists in the world after Shakespeare, and his play, A Doll's House became the world's most performed play by the early 20th century. Several of his later dramas were considered scandalous to many of his era, when European theatre was expected to model strict morals of family life and propriety. Ibsen's later work examined the realities that lay behind many façades, revealing much that was disquieting to many contemporaries. It utilized a critical eye and free inquiry into the conditions of life and issues of morality. Ibsen is often ranked as one of the most distinguished playwrights in the European tradition.

First published in 1890, Hedda Gabler is one of the best known works by Norwegian playwriter Henrik Ibsen and one of the most staged plays worldwide, whose protagonist has been recognized by critics as one of the most controversial and dramatic characters in the history of fiction.