Abstract—Henrik Johan Ibsen had varying degrees of
cross-cultural influence in different fields. Around the May 4th
Movement, many van ward playwrights and writers were
deeply affected by him and their works all had an image of
Ibsen, during which there was a boom in introducing Ibsen into
China and impacted the whole Chinese society. Many Chinese
dramas like Thunderstorm written by Cao Yu and romantic
dramas by the founder of Chinese modern drama, Tian Han
were inspired by Ibsen. Besides, Ibsen also influenced
EugeneO'Neill, the father of American drama, who was once
considered receiving the permanent inheritance, family-themed
stories and hereditary guilty, from Ibsen by some critics. Ibsen's
influence went far beyond, taking the famous Bangladeshi
director Satyagit Ray as an example, he adapted the script and
made a film in 1989 based on Ibsen's An Enemy of the People,
which was recognized as a great work by public. In addition, in
2018, the overseas cruise of An Enemy of the People performed
by the famous German troupe, Schaubuhne Berlin, which was
founded in 1862, has inspired fans all over the world.
Index Terms—Henrik Ibsen, an enemy of the people, satyagit
ray, schaubuhne Berlin.
Ng Siaw Hung is with Peking University, China (e-mail:
hungyi20@hotmail.com).
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Cite:Ng Siaw Hung, "Inspiration that Henrik Ibsen Brings to People: Illustrated by the Example of the Satyagit Ray’s Film Version and the Stage Play Version of An Enemy of the People," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 192-195, 2019.