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

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

But the shortest form in which I can state the idea of The Quintessence of Ibsenism is that it is the idea of distrusting ideals, which are universal, in comparison with facts, which are miscellaneous.

From George Bernard Shaw by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

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.

Thus reasoned Mrs. Failing, in the facile vein of Ibsenism.

From The Longest Journey by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)

Mr. Shaw's old and recognized philosophy was that powerfully presented in "The Quintessence of Ibsenism."

From Heretics by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)