Eros and politics

There are many parallels between Henrik Ibsen’s Rosmersholm (1886) and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson’s Paul Lange og Tora Parsberg (1898). Both dramas have as their protagonist a weak and noble man, who is offered love and an erotic relationship by a strong woman, and who is not able to reciprocate.       ...

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Main Author: Helge Rønning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2015-02-01
Series:Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/3365