Ibsen's Relevance and Influence Endure

By JULIA M. KLEIN

Theater critics aren't always the savviest harbingers of revolution — nor, for that matter, its most ardent advocates. Even so, it is startling to note the contumely that greeted the premieres of many of Henrik Ibsen's most enduring works. As recounted in Michael Meyer's 1967 biography, Ibsen, the German critics were...