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Page 73
... play's physiological determinism , goes on to claim that , in Helene Alving , seen as the play's natural protagonist , we have an existentialist heroine . Helene cannot overcome the evils inherent in her situation , but she can and does ...
... play's physiological determinism , goes on to claim that , in Helene Alving , seen as the play's natural protagonist , we have an existentialist heroine . Helene cannot overcome the evils inherent in her situation , but she can and does ...
Page 80
... play , some well , some poorly developed , which cannot be made to serve it . One of the casualities of Thomas's approach appears to be the play's humour : with such a profusion of psychological anguish , one wonders where the Bristol ...
... play , some well , some poorly developed , which cannot be made to serve it . One of the casualities of Thomas's approach appears to be the play's humour : with such a profusion of psychological anguish , one wonders where the Bristol ...
Page 108
... play ; rather the idea , sublime in itself , of a child's " crucifixion " reminding adults of the spiritual ideals by which their own culture once lived is plausibly offered as an indication of the play's innermost tensions and meaning ...
... play ; rather the idea , sublime in itself , of a child's " crucifixion " reminding adults of the spiritual ideals by which their own culture once lived is plausibly offered as an indication of the play's innermost tensions and meaning ...
Contents
Journeys into Uncertainty | 23 |
The Vision Blurs | 71 |
All Hope Abandoned? | 104 |
Copyright | |
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