Drama of History
Drama of History Henrik Ibsen's plays have long beguiled philosophically-oriented readers. But what of Ibsen's own philosophical orientation? From Nietzsche to Adorno to Cavell, philosophers have…
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Drama of History
Henrik Ibsen's plays have long beguiled philosophically-oriented readers. But what of Ibsen's own philosophical orientation? From Nietzsche to Adorno to Cavell, philosophers have drawn inspiration from Ibsen.
Philosophy of drama found a central place with figures such as Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and Johann Gottfried Herder, but reached its mature form, in Ibsen's time, in the works of G.W.F. As part of larger European movements to reinvent drama, Ibsen and fellow playwrights grappled with contemporary philosophy. Hegel and Friedrich Nietzsche.Kristin Gjesdal reveals the centrality of philosophy of theater in nineteenth-century philosophy and shows how drama, as an art form, offers insight into human historicity and the conditions of modern life.
The Drama of History deepens and actualizes the relationship between philosophy and drama--not by suggesting that either