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Ibsen and the modern self / edited by Kwok-kan Tam, Terry Siu-han Yip, Forde Helland ; consultant, Knut Brynhildsvoll.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- University collection
- Acta Ibseninan ; VII
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Self in literature.
- Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906--Criticism and interpretation.
- Ibsen, Henrik.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (354 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Open University of Hong Kong Press, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Self-knowledge and aesthetic consciousness in Ibsen and Hegel""; ""2. The Gyntian self""; ""3. The concept of «I» in Henrik Ibsen�s Peer Gynt""; ""4. Reflections on the relationship between Ibsen�s character Peer Gynt and Edvard Munch�s perception of the self""; ""5. Narrative identity and a question of character in Ibsen�s Rosmersholm""; ""6. The dialogic self in A Doll�s House and The Wild Duck""; ""7. The emergence of androgynous women in A Doll�s House and The Lady from the Sea""
- ""8. Carp, the mermaid and the female self: Ethical thinking of gender norms in The Lady from the Sea""""9. The notion of moderation and Ibsen�s criticism of the average man""; ""10. Staging the epic self: Theatricality, philosophy and personality in Brand and Peer Gynt""; ""11. Emotions and the modern self in Ibsen�s poetry""; ""12. Danse Macabre: John Gabriel Borkman�s self in eco-critical perspective""; ""13. The child�s deformity and the mother�s role � A study of female identity in Henrik Ibsen�s Little Eyolf""
- ""14. Seeing Nora in your mirror: The role of theatrical characters in the playing of self""""15. Control, surrender and self-transcendence: Notes on Shakespeare�s The Tempest and Ibsen�s The Master Builder""; ""16. Portrayal of the modern self in When We Dead Awaken""; ""17. Ibsen in Dublin: A Nordic contribution to Irish modernity""; ""18. Master in reflection: An analysis of Lin Zhaohua�s The Master Builder""; ""19. Ibsen�s Nora re-presented: Female body and identities in China Doll""; ""20. Self and non-self: A Japanese view on Brand and Peer Gynt""; ""Notes on contributors""
- Notes:
- "Centre for Ibsen Studies, University of Oslo, Open University of Hong Kong Press."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9789627707813
- 9627707813
- OCLC:
- 923318191
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