A Doll's House (1879), is a masterpiece of theatrical craft which, for the first time portrayed the tragic hypocrisy of Victorian middle class marriage on the stage. The play ushered in a new social era and "exploded like a bomb into contemporary life". The Student Edition contains these exclusive features: · A chronology of the playwright's life and work · An introduction giving the background of the play · Commentary on themes, characters. language and style · Notes on individual words and phrases in the text · Questions for further study · Bibliography for further reading.