{"product_id":"action-and-consequence-in-ibsen-chekhov-and-strindberg-9781476672236","title":"Action and Consequence in Ibsen, Chekhov and Strindberg","description":" Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekhov and August Strindberg--innovators of modern drama--created characters whose reckless pursuits of irrational objectives blind them to better options. Ibsen's protagonists in \u003ci\u003eA Doll's House, Hedda Gabler\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Master Builder\u003c\/i\u003e try to bend the world to conform to their personal visions--with disastrous results. Chekhov's characters refuse to do anything, instead dramatizing their lives as if they were actors in a play (which they are). Rehearsing the intractable squabbles between men and women in \u003ci\u003eThe Dance of Death\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost Sonata\u003c\/i\u003e, Strindberg suggests that only in life beyond death can humanity transcend the brutality of existence. Together, the lives of these characters offer a study of the individual's struggle with modernity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zander Brietzke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476672236","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710677356681,"sku":"9781476672236","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_06f02393-6c33-428c-92cf-656bd5d73d12.jpg?v=1719542508","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/action-and-consequence-in-ibsen-chekhov-and-strindberg-9781476672236","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}