Action and Consequence in Ibsen, Chekhov and Strindberg

by Zander Brietzke

Overview

 Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekhov and August Strindberg--innovators of modern drama--created characters whose reckless pursuits of irrational objectives blind them to better options. Ibsen's protagonists in A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler and The Master Builder try to bend the world to conform to their personal visions--with disastrous results. Chekhov's characters refuse to do anything, instead dramatizing their lives as if they were actors in a play (which they are). Rehearsing the intractable squabbles between men and women in The Dance of Death and The Ghost Sonata, Strindberg suggests that only in life beyond death can humanity transcend the brutality of existence. Together, the lives of these characters offer a study of the individual's struggle with modernity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476630892
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	09/12/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	212
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Zander Brietzke has taught at Lehigh University, The College of Wooster and Columbia University. He is also a former production assistant, stage manager, and assistant director. He lives in Decatur, Georgia.
Zander Brietzke has taught at Lehigh University, The College of Wooster and Columbia University. He is also a former production assistant, stage manager, and assistant director. He lives in Decatur, Georgia.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments deleteix
Introduction: The Super Objective
Part
Ibsen: The Buried Secret and the Big Surprise
A Doll’s House (1879)
The Wild Duck (1884)
Hedda Gabler (1890)
The Master Builder (1892)
Part
Chekhov: Life in the Subjunctive Mood
The Seagull (1895)
Uncle Vanya (1896)
Three Sisters (1900)
The Cherry Orchard (1903)
Part
Strindberg: Isles of the Dead
Creditors (1889)
The Dance of Death (1900)  159
A Dream Play (1906)
The Ghost Sonata (1907)
Conclusion
Notes
Works Cited
Index