| Ibsen's Theatre of Ritualistic Visions: An Interdisciplinary Study of Ten Plays Contributor(s): Richards, Kenneth (Editor), Olafsson, Trausti (Author) |
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ISBN: 3039111345 ISBN-13: 9783039111343 Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis OUR PRICE: $91.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - Scandinavian - Drama - Religion |
| Dewey: 839.822 |
| LCCN: 2008351817 |
| Series: Stage and Screen Studies |
| Physical Information: 318 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the ritualistic and mythological features derived from various religious traditions depicted in ten Ibsen plays. The worshipping of the Great Mother, the Mysteries of Eleusis, the Hebrew Passover Meal and Yom Kippur, alongside with the most sacred feasts of Christianity, are identified in Ibsen's texts in a way not discovered before. The outcome is a fascinating voyage through a landscape of ritualistic visions. Throughout the book the author illustrates how the plays contribute to the revival of the sacred in modernist theatre. Each chapter of the book contains a synopsis of the play interpreted, followed by a detailed analysis, which focuses on religious concepts and mythological elements incorporated in Ibsen's texts. |
