4 Responses

1. Sybaris

   04|Jan|2010 1

   Henrik Ibsen wrote the play in 1879, so it’s that period you need.
   This might be of some help:http://media.ucsc.edu/classes/thompson/i…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_ibse…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Doll%27s_…

2. LB

   04|Jan|2010 2

   ok, well first it’s not a novel it’s a play. Second, the time period would become much more apparent to you if you actually READ the play.

3. Video Games

   04|Jan|2010 3

   A Doll’s House – Henrik Ibsen
   ……….In 1879, while living in Italy, Ibsen published his masterpiece, A Doll’s House. Unlike Peer Gynt and Brand, A Doll’s House was written in prose. It is widely considered a landmark in the development of what soon became a highly prevalent genre of theater—realism, which strives to portray life accurately and shuns idealized visions of it. In A Doll’s House, Ibsen employs the themes and structures of classical tragedy while writing in prose about everyday, unexceptional people. A Doll’s House also manifests Ibsen’s concern for women’s rights, and for human rights in general. More……http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/dollhouse/…
   Study Guides
   These links will give you a summary of the book, character analysis, plot and much more, so that you will be able to answer literary questions. http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitN…http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/dollhouse/http://www.novelguide.com/ADoll‘sHouse/http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barr…http://www.jiffynotes.com/DollsHouseA/Hi…http://summarycentral.tripod.com/adollsh…

4. Teresa

   04|Jan|2010 4

   Fist of all, we are talking about a play, not a novel. Big difference.
   Doll’s house is set in late 19th century Norway but the problems it touches were quite widespread in other European countries of the same period. Women are still not emancipated and totally dependent on their husbands. Their aim in life is to take care of their husbands and children. They are more ornaments than human beings. What makes Nora such an interesting heroine is her breaking out of that cycle, seeing herself as a human being and realizing she has to find her own purpose in life.