Project Gutenberg 2014-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 95 Huneker, James 1857 1921 Huneker, James Gibbons Iconoclasts: A Book of Dramatists Ibsen, Strindberg, Becque, Hauptmann, Sudermann, Hervieu, Gorky, Duse and D'Annunzio, Maeterlinck and Bernard Shaw Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Henrik Ibsen -- August Strindberg -- Henry Becque -- Gerhart Hauptmann -- Paul Hervieu -- The quintessence of Shaw -- Maxim Gorky's Nachtasyl -- Hermann Sudermann -- Princess Mathilde's play -- Duse and D'Annunzio -- Villiers de l'Isle Adam -- Maurice Maeterlinck. E-text prepared by Marc D'Hooghe (http://www.freeliterature.org) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Iconoclasts: A Book of Dramatists" by James Huneker is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The book analyzes the works of notable playwrights such as Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, and George Bernard Shaw, among others. Huneker delves into the themes, styles, and philosophies of each dramatist, positioning them as pivotal figures in the development of modern theater. The exploration of their unique contributions seeks to illuminate the transformative power of their dramatic art. The opening of the book begins with a discussion of Henrik Ibsen, highlighting his significance as a dramatist whose works are soul dramas deeply embedded in emotional and ethical struggles. Huneker emphasizes the importance of Ibsen's characters and the symbolic nature of elements within his plays, such as the recurring motif of the "open door," representing freedom and new beginnings. Through an examination of Ibsen's techniques and philosophical underpinnings, Huneker sets the tone for a broader analysis of how these dramatists challenge societal norms and explore complex human emotions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Dramatists European drama -- 19th century -- History and criticism European drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism PN Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 649363 649163 2024-10-20T03:43:23.655737 2023-09-20T13:50:09.905066 text/html text/html 650451 2014-12-05T22:58:07 text/html 307385 2014-12-05T23:01:38 text/html application/zip 328924 2024-10-20T03:43:30.278634 application/epub+zip 336820 2024-10-20T03:43:24.565714 application/epub+zip 336821 2024-10-20T03:43:24.119776 application/epub+zip 492899 2024-10-20T03:43:35.211675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472453 2024-10-20T03:43:29.883752 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472608 2022-09-21T15:09:47.123336 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632163 2024-10-20T03:43:22.917680 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 632228 2020-06-15T21:18:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 261029 2020-06-15T21:18:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19693 2024-10-20T03:43:35.338628 application/rdf+xml 6914 2024-10-20T03:43:24.224699 image/jpeg 1631 2024-10-20T03:43:24.170747 image/jpeg 319621 2024-10-20T03:43:23.718691 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia