{"product_id":"the-lady-from-the-sea-henrik-ibsen-9781408140925","title":"The Lady from the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Eldridge's new version of Ibsen's classic play, published to coincide with its premiere at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, October 2010. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the lighthouse keeper's daughter Ellida meets the widower Dr Wangel, she tries to put her long-lost first love far behind her and begin a new life as a wife and stepmother. But the tide is turning, an English ship is coming down the fjord, and the undercurrents threaten to drag a whole family beneath the surface in this passionate and sweeping drama. Ellida must choose between the values of the land: solidity and reliability against those of the sea: mystery and fluidity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIbsen's lyrical and still startlingly modern masterpiece, anticipated the emergence of psychoanalysis and talking cures. Similar to\u003ci\u003e Hedda Gabler\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lady from the Sea \u003c\/i\u003evibrantly explores the constrained social position of women, exploring themes of choice, marriage, responsibility and freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Eldridge's translation is subtle, faithful and sensitive to Ibsen's language, and makes this classic play accessible to the English reader without compromising any of the original's intensely poetic and atmospheric tone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henrik Ibsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1408140926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408140925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Henrik Ibsen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064599048447,"sku":"9781408140925","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_45d1d922-d801-49cd-bdbd-838ea3c23292.jpg?v=1685396436","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lady-from-the-sea-henrik-ibsen-9781408140925","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}