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... living and contradictory abstractions . But , for the nihilism expressed by Jarry himself - and by all who have , more recently , contributed to absurdism – there is room in this modern genre only to the extent that it does not destroy ...
... living and contradictory abstractions . But , for the nihilism expressed by Jarry himself - and by all who have , more recently , contributed to absurdism – there is room in this modern genre only to the extent that it does not destroy ...
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... living dead . Asleep or awake , he endures a living , continuous nightmare of his fall from his former status as a successful architect . He has , we quickly realize , suf- fered a blow very similar to that which Haakon Werle in all ...
... living dead . Asleep or awake , he endures a living , continuous nightmare of his fall from his former status as a successful architect . He has , we quickly realize , suf- fered a blow very similar to that which Haakon Werle in all ...
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... living reality is her dream . But the play leaves open the question whether that dream is a vision of ineffable truth or a grotesque delusion . Solness , towards the end of the act , is aware that the ground is crumbl- ing under him ...
... living reality is her dream . But the play leaves open the question whether that dream is a vision of ineffable truth or a grotesque delusion . Solness , towards the end of the act , is aware that the ground is crumbl- ing under him ...
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