Explores the interrelationships between two Norwegian giants of European modernism. Edvard Munch's work stretches from portraits of Ibsen to innovative depictions of scenes from Ibsen's plays such as Ghosts and Peer Gynt to set designs. Joan Templeton is professor of English at Long Island University and president of the Ibsen Society of America. She is the author of Ibsen's Women.

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Preface
Abbreviations
Documentation & Translation
1. Letting in the Light: The Norwegian Culture Wars
2. Theatre Programs and Ibsen Portraits
3. Sketches for the Kammerspiele
4. Portraits of the Artist as Peer Gynt
5. Carving Norway's Saga
6. Artists and Models
7. Starry Night at Ekely
In Ibsen's Company
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

Joan Templeton is professor of English and comparative literature at Long Island University, Brooklyn. She has published widely on Ibsen and other modern dramatists and is the author of the acclaimed book Ibsen's Women.