Ibsens ghosts and marxism Essay

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Ibsens ghosts and marxism "HENRIK IBSEN was a Norwegian writer and outstanding dramatist, whose influence spread far beyond the boundaries of his native country. Born in the provincial town of Skien, into a middleclass family who became poverty-stricken while he was still a child, Ibsen began life as a typical petty bourgeois forced to struggle for his daily bread. He started his career as a pharmacist's apprentice in the tiny village of Grimstad. Aloofness and independence had always been a rigid tradition with his family, and Ibsen adhered to this tradition through a keen sense of personal pride and a highly developed feeling of self-esteem; but as he was constantly thrown into contact with individuals and groups upon whom he was compelled to be dependent, his attitude was bound to result in a strong feeling of protest. Early in life Ibsen began to regard with sorrow and contempt the manifestations of servility and cowardice displayed by the poverty-stricken bourgeois toward the upper classes. Living amid such social surroundings, and in such a frame of mind, it was natural for Ibsen to turn radical. The personal indignities he was made to endure--some of them inflicted upon him by his own countrymen--and the widespread injustice he witnessed in the worl Marxists believe that capitalist society is divided into two social classes: d at large, compelled him to take a stand against his own self and to adopt an attitude of almost revolutionary aggressiveness.Ibsen's plays unquestionably voice the protest of the determined and powerful petty bourgeoisie against antagonistic capitalist principles--in the name of ... But here lies the difficulty. In the name of what, and why, did this powerful petty bourgeoisie call upon its literature for its ideal? Some topics in this essay: Grimstad Aloofness, Union Eastern, IBSEN Norwegian, Peter Kropotkin, petty bourgeoisie, powerful petty bourgeoisie, own means production, own means, means production, petty bourgeois, powerful petty, private property, class proletariat, Join now to see the rest of the essay! Approximate Word count = 951 Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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