#16 in Drama & theatre
Hedda Gabler
- 162
- Pages
- about 3 h
- Reading time
- Laurence Olivier Awards
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Our view
“Hedda Gabler” is a taut, dark drama about a woman with no real power over her own life. Henrik Ibsen ties his heroine to a new marriage with a scholar she finds tedious and to a society that allows her only the role of wife. Some readers see in it a sharp, still modern critique of convention. Poorly received at its 1891 premiere, the play is now regarded as a classic of realist theatre.
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About the book
Hedda Gabler is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The world premiere was staged on 31 January 1891 at the Residenztheater in Munich. Ibsen himself was in attendance, although he remained back-stage. Though initial reviews were negative, it has since been canonized as a masterpiece of literary realism, 19th-century theatre, and world drama in general.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 51 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 26% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Drama & theatre average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 51 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Hedda Gabler?
It has 162 pages — longer than 68% of the ranked books in Drama & theatre.
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