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- Title
Ibsen and Mimesis.
- Authors
Reinert, Otto
- Abstract
The article discusses mimesis in the dramas of playwright Henrik Ibsen. The ideas about mimesis from philosophers Aristotle and Plato, particularly as explored in Aristotle's book "Poetics," are considered. Aristotle believed that drama should be a reflection of real life and that metaphor was an important component of drama. Ibsen's plays "The Master Builder" and "Hedda Gabler" are discussed in terms of mimesis.
- Subjects
IBSEN, Henrik, 1828-1906; MIMESIS in literature; ARISTOTLE, 384-322 B.C.; PLATO, 428-347 B.C.; POETICS (Book : Aristotle); NORWEGIAN drama; LITERARY realism; MASTER Builder, The (Play : Ibsen); HEDDA Gabler (Play : Ibsen)
- Publication
Scandinavian Studies, 2010, Vol 82, Issue 2, p213
- ISSN
0036-5637
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.2307/40908164