The following bibliography has been compiled to meet a general rather
than a scholarly need. It is for this reason that the subject index has
been expanded beyond the limits required by the Ibsen specialist. While
it is hoped that the bibliography will not be despised by the expert, it
has been the convenience of the library assistant, the college student
and the ubiquitous club woman that the compiler has had in mind
throughout its preparation.
No attempt has been made to compile a complete list of Ibsen's writings.
The work of Dr. J. B. Halvorsen has rendered that service unnecessary.
Therefore a brief list of the best Norwegian and English editions is all
that has been included. The attempt has been made to provide a list of
the best available critical and biographical material relating to Henrik
Ibsen, and to present it in such a form as will meet satisfactorily the
constant demand for information about special phases of the great
dramatist's work.
The bibliography has been compiled through examination of the books in
local collections, in the Library of Congress, in Columbia University
Library, and in the New York Public Library. The American, English,
French, Italian, German and Scandinavian national bibliographies, the
general and special indexes to periodicals and all available reference
lists have been consulted.
The bibliography is arranged in three lists, an Author Index, a Subject
Index, and an Index to Characters. In the author list full information
about the book or article is given; in the subject list, the author and
title only of books are given, with page references; full information is
to be obtained by referring to the author index. Magazine references are
given in full.
The Index to Characters contains an alphabetical list of all the
characters in the plays, and the title of the play in which each
character may be found.