Ibsenism

American  

[ib-suh-niz-uhm] / ˈɪb səˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. a manner or style of dramatic structure or content characteristic of Ibsen.

2. attachment to or advocacy of Ibsen's dramatic style and social ideas.

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Etymology

Origin of Ibsenism

First recorded in 1885–90; Ibsen + -ism

Example Sentences

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Ibsenism

Eventually Mr. Bock takes us dangerously close to the glowing core of Ibsenism, giving the Off Broadway treasure Deirdre O’Connell a stupendous 25-minute monologue that rips open the story with heartbreaking self-reproach.

From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2019

Here was Ibsenism again—nay, worse than Ibsenism, Dodoism, Sarah-Grandism, Keynotism, rampant on the English stage!

From The Black Cat A Play in Three Acts by Todhunter, John

Major     critical essays: The quintessence     of Ibsenism; The perfect Wagnerite;     The sanity of art.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1958 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Surely we hear the voice of Nora Helmer herself, the very quintessence of Ibsenism!

From Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations by Alexander, Mrs.

That pain in the self-esteem nowadays causes critics to raise a cry of Ibsenism.

From Bernard Shaw's Preface to Major Barbara by Shaw, Bernard