| Title: | Compositional Aspects of “Rosmersholm” by Henrik Ibsen and “Lonely Lives” by Gerhart Hauptmann |
| Author: | Crina Leon |
| Publication: | Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brașov. Series IV: Philology and Cultural Studies, 3, p. 63 |
| p-ISSN: | 2066-768X |
| e-ISSN: | 2066-7698 |
| Publisher: | Transilvania University Press |
| Place: | Brașov |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Abstract: | In this paper a comparative analysis is made between the plays Rosmersholm by Henrik Ibsen and Lonely Lives by Gerhart Hauptmann, so as to show Ibsen’ s influence on Hauptmann. The structure and the themes of the two works are taken into account. In both dramas, the characters deal with the conflict between the traditional value system and the will to spiritual freedom. They both feature triangles of relationships, which do not find their fulfilment because of social rigidity or a feeling of guilt. Social criticism expands into psychological dramas, revealing the development of the individual’s personality. |
| Key words: | Henrik Ibsen, Gerhart Hauptmann, traditionalism, spiritual freedom |
| Language: | English |
| Links: |  pdf  html |
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