His first major play was the verse drama Brand, and he used Julian the Apostate as the inspiration for Emperor and Galilean.  
His early works include the historical sagas Love's Comedy and The Pretenders, but of these it is his first production, 1850's Catiline, that is the only one still frequently performed. His first major play was the verse drama Brand, and he used Julian the Apostate as the inspiration for Emperor and Galilean.  His return to his homeland in 1891 sparked his last productive period, which resulted in John Gabriel Borkman and When We Dead Awaken.  FTP, name this author of The Master Builder and Ghosts, a Norwegian playwright best known for A Doll's House?
His early works include the historical sagas Love's Comedy and The Pretenders, but of these it is his first production, 1850's Catiline, that is the only one still frequently performed.
Henrik Ibsen