The Quintessence of Ibsenism (Version 2)

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LibriVox recording of The Quintessence of Ibsenism (Version 2) by George Bernard Shaw. Read in English by Gesine; Helen Taylor; Soumen Barua; asterix; KHand; wolfstevent; inflected; Jack Daniel; Wendy Almeida; Philip Panos InThis is an essay providing an extended analysis of the works of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen and of Ibsen's critical reception in England. Shaw uses this "exposition of Ibsenism" to illustrate the imperfections of British society, using the idea of an imaginary "community of a thousand persons," divided into three categories: Philistines, Idealists, and the lone Realist. The main discussion revolves around Ibsen's recurring topic of the strong character holding out against social hypocrisy, while stating in his essay's final sentence that the quintessence of Ibsenism is that "there is no formula." ( Michele Eaton) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (119MB)

Directors & creators

George Bernard Shaw

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;essay; literary criticism; social hypocrisy

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