Drama of History: Ibsen, Hegel, Nietzsche

by Kristin Gjesdal

Henrik Ibsen's plays have long beguiled philosophically-oriented readers. From Nietzsche to Adorno to Cavell, philosophers have drawn inspiration from Ibsen. But what of Ibsen's own philosophical orientation? As part of larger European movements to reinvent drama, Ibsen and fellow playwrights grappled with contemporary philosophy. Philosophy of drama found a central place with figures such as Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and Johann Gottfried Herder, but...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190070765
• ISBN13: 9780190070762
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"