One of Ibsen’s most autobiographical and symbolically rich plays, The Master Builder (1892) centres on Halvard Solness, a successful architect haunted by his past and terrified that the younger generation will overtake him. The arrival of the young Hilde Wangel, who holds him to a promise made years before, forces a crisis that is both practical and spiritual.
A late Ibsen play of considerable psychological complexity, it works simultaneously as realist drama and symbolic allegory. This free EPUB is translated into English and formatted for any e-reader.