![]() Writes "the blue bird", 2 children are searching for the blue bird of happiness, famous production done by Stanislavsky, 1st time there was an effective realism production of a non-realism play. ![]() ![]() Character & mood are more important than thought. Writes plays called the dramas of silence, best known "interior or home". blind people are stranded out in the forest & don't know how to get home, their only way back was taken from them, about how the characters are feeling. priest that was leading them had heart attack & dies. Wrote "the Blind" 1891, Set in a forest, static play, blind people are the residence of a hospital & they leave the hospital & go to the forest. Important because France is moving away from strict realism into something that is more evocative. Premieres the theatre of art as a benefit for a painter & a poet. Best known play "the intruder", mysterious forces in a world that seems to be about order, Lot of suggestion & silence, death happens off stage in a neoclassical fashion. 1st play "the princess malle" compared to Shakespeare, 5 act structure, mood is more important than plot, complex plot, hard to follow, claimed it was written in the style of Shakespeare for puppets. moves into personal drama, character driven stuff & ends w/non-realismīecame a disciple of Villie end of Villies life. Starts out writing in verse then moves into social reform but takes opposite side of issue. Dynamic characters but come disruptive w/in society. Middle period Social themes more about interpersonal relationships. Social dramas - dolls house, Ghosts, the people. 1877 performance of "pillars of society" About people who are leaders but are corrupt. Write "the league of youth" 1st important pros play. Writes pairs of plays that seem to connect. Most important early plays "brand" in 1886 & "Peer Gynt" in 1867 Both are the flip side of the same plot Opposite of each other Both written in verse Brand believes he hears voices of God. ![]() 1st play to be performed is "the burial mound". Believes the autonomy of the individual rather than the autonomy of the group, Important to be yourself, have your own value system, etc. Moved away from self-conscious nationalism. Co-founded the Norwegian society in 1859. Regarded as a social reformer (may not be accurate). Exposed to Norwegian nationalism early on, Interested in creating Norwegian plays. Works the Burgan national theatre co as an author, dramaturg, director in 19th century term of the director (board of directors), & theatre manager. Works w/the Christiania national theatre. Not produced until 32 years after it was written. ![]()
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