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... death is tragic in that it is the consummation of a life wasted in terms of both Christian and humanitarian principles , comic in that it shows one " saved " by a ridiculous parody of Christian belief , and tragicomic in that it reveals ...
... death is tragic in that it is the consummation of a life wasted in terms of both Christian and humanitarian principles , comic in that it shows one " saved " by a ridiculous parody of Christian belief , and tragicomic in that it reveals ...
Page 108
... death , Kruuse refers us to Golgotha . This view , despite the vociferous opposition that Kruuse himself noted to the comparison with Christ , has much to be said for it . In effect , no suggestion of an intact metaphysic is being ...
... death , Kruuse refers us to Golgotha . This view , despite the vociferous opposition that Kruuse himself noted to the comparison with Christ , has much to be said for it . In effect , no suggestion of an intact metaphysic is being ...
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... death could just as well be neither exalted nor absurd , but a pathetic accident . Gregers , of course , is convinced when he hears the shot that Old Ekdal has killed the duck at Hedvig's request , and that all has gone according to his ...
... death could just as well be neither exalted nor absurd , but a pathetic accident . Gregers , of course , is convinced when he hears the shot that Old Ekdal has killed the duck at Hedvig's request , and that all has gone according to his ...
Contents
Journeys into Uncertainty | 23 |
The Vision Blurs | 71 |
All Hope Abandoned? | 104 |
Copyright | |
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Aline Aline's Allmers Alving Alving's ambivalence appears Archer Åse Åse's aspects Berta Sörby Borkman Boyg Brandes Brandes's Brovik castle characters Christian claims comedy comic context critics Dead Awaken Doll's House dramatic dream Emperor and Galilean Engstrand ethical father Georg Brandes Ghosts Gina Gina's Gregers Gregers's Guthke Haakon Werle Hedda Gabler Hedvig Helene Henrik Ibsen Herdal heroic Hilde's Hjalmar human humour imagination instance interpretation ironic irony John Gabriel Borkman judgement Kaja kind Little Eyolf Logeman Lysanger Manders marriage Master Builder metaphysical mock-heroic modern mother motif nature negative never Northam Norwegian Old Ekdal Oswald Peer Gynt Peer's perhaps play play's poet poetic possible psychological Ragnar reality reference Regine Relling Relling's ridiculous Rosmersholm Rubek scene seems seen sense social Solness and Hilde Solness's Solveig soul spiritual suggests tells theory tion tragedy tragic tragicomedy tragicomic Troll King truth ultimately vision Wangel Weigand Werle's Wild Duck woman