Ibsen's Drama: Right Action and Tragic Joy

by Theoharis and Theoharis Theoharis

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Ibsen's Drama: Right Action and Tragic Joy argues that in his late plays, Ibsen struggled with and finally repudiated the Aristotelian ideas of reality and change that held sway over the earlier part of his career, and more generally over nineteenth century drama and culture. The first chapter analyzes Aristotle's Poetics, which centers on the classical relation of catharsis, rational agency, and intelligible change in human affairs. The second chapter...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0312221495

ISBN13:9780312221492

Release Date:May 1999

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:310 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Related Subjects

Continental European Criticism & Theory Drama European History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction World Literature

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