Ibsen: An Approach

ISBN-13: 9781138941465 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 140 str.

Janko Lavrin

Opis

This book, first published in 1950, could best be described as a combination of literary, psychological and social criticism. Considerable space is allotted to the personal inner drama of Ibsen, which provides not only a clue to his art but shows how most of his themes inevitably grew out of the other. The author also explores some of those factors which make Ibsen of interest to the generation that were facing the social and spiritual havoc of the post-war period. This book will be of interest to students of literature and theatre.

Spis treści

1. Introductory  2. Some Aspects of Ibsen’s Art  3. A Romantic Rebel  4. A Moral Superman  5. The ‘Gyntish Self’  6. The Paradox of Will  7. Ibsen the Realist  8. ‘Mankind has Failed’  9. The Turning-Point  10. The ‘Insecurity of Conscience’  11. The Law of Adjustment  12. The Master-Builder’s Downfall  13. Empty Heights  14. The ‘Danse Macabre’;  Conclusion;  Bibliography;  Index

O autorze

Janko Lavrin