Effect of Henrik Ibsen's personality on the characters in his plays

175 Pages·1930·6.7 MB·English

by  Ford, Anne Josephine

Boston University
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Theses & Dissertations Dissertations and Theses (pre-1964)
1930
Effect of Henrik Ibsen's personality
on the characters in his plays
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Boston University
Boston University
^Graduate School
Thesis
Effect of Henrik Ibsen's Personality
on the Characters in His Plays.
Submitted by
Anne Josephine Ford
(B.S. Worcester Normal, 1927)
In partial fulfilment of requirements
for the degree of Master of Arts
1930.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
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OUTLINE
I. Life of Henrik Ibsen Page 5
a. Childhood
b. Grimstad Days.
c. Early Successes
d. Ibsen the Mighty
e. Epilogue.
II. The Problem Page 10
a. Ibsen, the man
b. Origin of Plays
c. Ibsen's aim
d. General characteristics of Ibsen.
e. General characteristics of Plays.
f. Consecutiveness of Ibsen's Plays.
III. Traits of Character Revealed in his Life. --Page 20
a. Insight
b. Isolation
c. Realism
d . Truth
e. Independence
f . Attitude Toward Women
g. Attitude Toward Own Characters
IV. Analysis of Ibsen's Play 3 from the Proceding
Aspects. --Page 38
a. Cntiline
b. St. John's Night
c. Lady Inger of Ostraat.
d. The Vikings of Helgoland
e. Love's Comedy
f. The Pretenders
g. Brand
h. Peer Gynt
i. League of Youth
j. Emperor and Galilean
k. Pillars of Society
1. A Doll « s House
m. Ghosts
n. Enemy of the People
o. The Wild Duck
p. Rosmersholm
q. Hedda Gabler
r. Lady from the Sea
s. The Master Builder
t. Little Eyolf
u. John Gabriel Borkman
v. When We Dead Awaken
V. Concluaion--page 76
a. Influence of Incidents of hi3 Life
on Chnrncters in his Flays.
b. Influence of own Personality on
Characters in Plays,
c. Ibsen's Significance.