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Burton Blistein

The Country of the Blind

A New Interpretation of the Plays of Henrik Ibsen

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The Country of the Blind challenges the reigning conception of Ibsen as social critic. It offers new and unique interpretations stressing his preoccupation with the limitations and failings of humankind that do not change, in particular one's reluctance or inability to confront unpleasant truths about one's self and the consequent attempts to conceal those truths from self and from others. The result, in the plays considered, is that his personae are not what they appear to be. We shall observe that Mrs. Alving is not an heroic figure who has sacrificed all for her beloved son; that the virtuous parson Manders may in fact be the father of Osw… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-4331-4229-1
  • EAN: 9781433142291
  • Produktnummer: 25189238
  • Verlag: Lang, Peter
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
  • Seitenangabe: 147 S.
  • Masse: H23.1 cm x B15.5 cm x D1.5 cm 391 g
  • Reihenbandnummer: 33
  • Gewicht: 391

Über den Autor


Burton Blistein received his degree in English literature from the University of Chicago; he has a background in both liberal arts and fine arts. Blistein has taught at numerous universities, among them the Layton School of Art (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Shimer College (Mount Carroll, Illinois); and St. John's College (Annapolis, Maryland). His previous publications include The Design of The Waste Land and Image and Word, a catalogue for an exhibition at the Mitchell Gallery at St. John's College. He is also a sculptor, and examples of his work can be found at www.burtonblistein.com.

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