Ibsen’s Rosmersholm: Socio-Political Elements

The current study, displaying the reflection of political, ethical, psychological and social life of the times in Rosmersholm (1886), one of the middle plays of the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, aims at showing the social and political conditions in Norway in the early nineteenth century and t...

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Main Author: Ömer Şekerci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Latvia Press 2011-11-01
Series:Baltic Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture
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Online Access:https://journal.lu.lv/bjellc/article/view/306
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Summary:The current study, displaying the reflection of political, ethical, psychological and social life of the times in Rosmersholm (1886), one of the middle plays of the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, aims at showing the social and political conditions in Norway in the early nineteenth century and the way how they influenced the behaviour and attitudes of people and the dramatis persona in the play. This paper also makes an effort to shed new light on the significance of Christianity on the social life of the time.
ISSN:1691-9971
2501-0395