
A Doll's House
Henrik Ibsen · 1879
Nora Helmer walks out on her husband and children, and the door slam heard round the world launched modern drama. Ibsen tore apart the Victorian marriage and refused to offer a happy ending. Theaters across Europe debated whether to let audiences see the real ending or soften it. The real ending won.
Drama · the Pro canon
The case for it, the case against, and the rest of the canon open with Pro.