Ibsen’s 26 Plays and Japanese Translation

A Chronological List of Ibsen’s Plays and Japanese Translation

Henrik Ibsen

1828-1906

Henrik Ibsen wrote 26 dramatic works in all.

  (First Performance Year)

Year of Writ- ing	English Title	Original Title	Acts	First Japanese Translations and Translators
1848-49 (1881)	Catiline	Catilina	Three-act Verse Play	1930『カテヰりーナ』河野義博訳
1850 (1850)	The Burial Mound also known as The Warrior's Barrow	Kjæmpehøjen written in 1850, revised version published in 1854	One-act Verse Play	1989『勇士の塚』原千代海訳
1851	Norma or a Politician's Love	Norma eller en Politikers Kjaerlighed	Eight-page Political Parody	1977 『ノルマ、政治家の恋』毛利三弥訳
1852 (1853)	St. John's Eve	Sancthansnatten, written in 1852, first published in 1909	Three-act Prose Fairy-tale Comedy	1989『聖ヨハネ祭の夜』原千代海訳
1854	Lady Inger of Oestraat or Inger of Ostrat (1890 By W. Archer)	Fru Inger til Østeraad, written in 1854, first published in 1857	Five-act Prose Historical Tragedy	1922『エストロートのインゲル夫人』秋田雨雀訳
1855 (1856)	The Feast at Solhaug	Gildet paa Solhaug,　written in 1855, performed in 1856, and published in 1856	Three-act Ballad Drama in Verse	1930『ハウルハウグの宴』小寺融吉訳
1856	Olaf Liljekrans	Olaf Liljekrans, written in 1856, first published in 1902	Three-act Ballad Drama in Verse and Prose	1989『オーラフ・リッレクスランス』原千代海訳
1857 (1858)	The Vikings at Helgeland (1890 By W. Archer)	Hærmændene paa Helgeland, first performed, under Ibsen’s direction, in 1858	Four-act Prose Tragedy	1911『ヘルゲランの勇士たち』加能作次郎訳
1862 (1873)	Love's Comedy	Kjærlighedens Komedie, first performed in 1873	Three-act Satiric Verse   Comedy	1924『恋の喜劇』秋田雨雀訳、『愛の喜劇』
1863 (1864)	The Pretenders (1890 By W. Archer)	Kongs-Emnerne,first performed in 1864 under Ibsen’s direction	Five-act Prose Historical Tragedy	1932『王位僭称者』河野義博訳、『王位を要求する者たち』
1865 (1867)	Brand (1888 By H. Ellis, 1894 By H. Herford)	Brand, first performed in 1885	Five-act Verse Tragedy	1903『牧師』森鴎外訳、『ブランド』
1867 (1876)	Peer Gynt (1911 By W. Archer)	Peer Gynt	Five-act Verse Play	1925『ペール・ギュント』楠山正雄訳
1869	The League of Youth (1906 By W. Archer)	De unges Forbund, first performed in 1869	Five-act Satiric Prose Comedy	1930『青年同盟』大山広光訳
1873 (1896)	Emperor and Galilean	Kejser og Galilæer	Two-part, Ten-act World-historical Tragedy	1914『カイゼルとガラリヤ人』中島仙酔訳、1923『皇帝とガリラヤ人』島村民蔵訳
1877 (1877)	Pillars of Society (1888   By H. Ellis)	Samfundets Støtter, first performed in 1877.	Four-act Play	1910『社会の柱』橋本青雨訳
1879 (1879)	A Doll's House (1890 By H. F. Lord)	Et Dukkehjem, first performed in 1879	Three-act Play	1893『人形の家』高安月効訳、1906『ノラ』島村抱月訳
1881	Ghosts (1888 By H. Ellis)	Gengangere	Three-act Tragedy	1907『幽霊』橋本青雨訳、1911『幽霊』森鴎外訳
1882	An Enemy of the People (1888 By H. Ellis)	En Folkefiende	Satirical Comedy in Five Acts	1893『民衆の敵』高安月効訳、1911『人民の敵』太田三次郎訳
1884	The Wild Duck	Vildanden, first performed in 1885	Five-act Tragicomedy	1910『鴨』楠山正雄訳、1923『野鴨』楠山正雄訳
1886	Rosmersholm (1891 By W. E. Clery)	Rosmersholm	Four-act Tragedy	1908『水車の流』天沼匏村訳、1909『ロスメルスホルム』細超夏村訳
1888	The Lady from the Sea	Fruen fra Havet, published 1910 and first performed in 1889	Five-act Play	1905『海の夫人』上田敏訳、1914『海の夫人』島村抱月訳
1890 (1891)	Hedda Gabler (1890 By E. Gosse)	Hedda Gabler, first performed in 1891	Four-act Tragedy	1907『ヘダ・ガブラア』千葉掬香・新井雨泉訳、1918『ヘッダ・ガブラー』坪内士行訳
1892 (1893)	The Master Builder (1893   By E. Grosse and W. Archer)	Bygmester Solness, first full-scale performances in 1893	Three-act Tragedy	1904『建築士』千田・新井訳、1922『建築師ソルネス』金子白夢訳
1894 (1895)	Little Eyolf	Lille Eyolf, first full-scale performance in 1895	Three-act Play	1907『少アイヨルフ』兆木生訳、1917『小さいエイヨルフ』坪内士行訳
1896	John Gabriel Borkman (1897 By W. Archer)	John Gabriel Borkman, first full-scale performances in 1897	Four-act Tragedy	1897『したたかもの』岸上質軒訳、1909『ジョン・ガブリエル・ボルクマン』森鴎外訳
1899 (1899)	When We Dead Awaken (1900 By W. Archer)	Når vi døde vaagner, first full-scale performance in 1900	Three-act Dramatic Epilogue	1907『蘇生の日』千葉掬香訳、1921『吾等死より醒むる時』秋田雨雀訳

“The authoritative translation in the English language for Ibsen remains the 1928 ten-volume version of The Complete Works of Henrik Ibsen, translated by William Archer, from Oxford University Press. Many other translations of individual plays by Ibsen have appeared since 1928 though none have purported to be a new version of the complete works of Ibsen.”