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... soul . Pertinently , Thompson observes that Ibsen's ironic achievement is too little regarded by the world at large , and he draws the important conclu- sion that Ibsen does more than employ familiar forms of dramatic irony : he does ...
... soul . Pertinently , Thompson observes that Ibsen's ironic achievement is too little regarded by the world at large , and he draws the important conclu- sion that Ibsen does more than employ familiar forms of dramatic irony : he does ...
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... soul . But like other Ibsen protagonists who entrust what they regard as their inner- most being to the care of the women they love , Peer is to discover , horrifically and pathetically , that there is no more than a possibility that ...
... soul . But like other Ibsen protagonists who entrust what they regard as their inner- most being to the care of the women they love , Peer is to discover , horrifically and pathetically , that there is no more than a possibility that ...
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... soul ; Peer meas- ures it to find out . Peer mock - heroically claims to have wounded the Boyg's " skull , " and the Receiver wonders whether his head will roll ( and Ibsen makes him use the word Knappen , which means " button " as well ...
... soul ; Peer meas- ures it to find out . Peer mock - heroically claims to have wounded the Boyg's " skull , " and the Receiver wonders whether his head will roll ( and Ibsen makes him use the word Knappen , which means " button " as well ...
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