A DOLLS HOUSE CONTEXT

NEW NORWAY NEW LANG

• when bron more enthusiasm for a spexfially norweigen culture, new lang landsmaa=gave norweigen writers a voice-limitataions prior to this had on writers 
• during ib life-new social class on the rise due to industrial rev
• shed the old system of aristocarcy and nolbilit yet still retained victorian ideals and morlas-bourgeoise repsctability 
• insisted on virtue, purity, freedom from debt etc
• ibsen wanted to expose the socila hypocricy 
• and onspire 'attining to real liberty'
• socety he lived in misunderstoof true meaning of his dramas as quite radcial

NORWEIGEN GOV

• under rule of swedish king under ibsen life enjoyed autoony 

FEMINISM

• beginnign middle 19th cent became an important issue
• 1848 first womens eight conevtions in us and france 
• but in ibsens time woemn not rigt to vote
• could inherit wealth by 1854 but no abilty to control wealth untill 1890s
• not untill 1882 nd three years after adh perfomed for fisrst time that women given access to higher eduictaion
• 1884 fisrt formal woemns right organisation founded -norweigen association for woemns rigts
• 1907 women in norrway allopwed to vote one year after his death
• alot of scjolaes have cautioned agianst reading adh as a feminist play 
• some point to his 70th birthday speec…