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'''Henrik Ibsen''' (20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian [[playwright]] whose dramatic works  are considered to have inspired the modernist theater movement. He dealt with then-touchy social issues such as political corruption and sexually-transmitted diseases.  

'''Henrik Ibsen''' (20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian [[playwright]] whose dramatic works  are considered to have inspired the modernist theater movement. He dealt with then-touchy social issues such as political corruption and sexually-transmitted diseases. He is widely regarded as the father of prose drama, although some of his earlier plays, such as "Peer Gynt", were written in poetic form.  

Perhaps his best known work is ''A Doll's House'' (1879) which is considered one of the earliest examples of [[feminism]] in written theater.<ref name=Fortier>Fortier, Mark (2002), ‘Theory/Theatre: An Introduction’, 2nd Ed, Routledge, Oxon.</ref>

Perhaps his best known work is ''A Doll's House'' (1879) which is considered one of the earliest examples of [[feminism]] in written theater.<ref name=Fortier>Fortier, Mark (2002), ‘Theory/Theatre: An Introduction’, 2nd Ed, Routledge, Oxon.</ref>