Ghosts
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Ghosts is an 1881 realist drama by Henrik Ibsen that critiques social hypocrisy and explores themes of inherited guilt, morality, and the oppressive constraints of 19th-century society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghosts canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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realist drama ⓘ |
| author | Henrik Ibsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| criticizes |
19th-century bourgeois morality
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conventional Christian ethics ⓘ marriage as a social institution ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1882 ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
problem play
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realist drama ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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radio adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century drama
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modernist theatre ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
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surface form:
Indo-European languages
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| mainCharacter |
Engstrand
NERFINISHED
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Helene Alving NERFINISHED ⓘ Oswald Alving NERFINISHED ⓘ Pastor Manders NERFINISHED ⓘ Regina Engstrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
modern drama
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realism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial treatment of venereal disease
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critique of religious and social conventions ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Norwegian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Gengangere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Henrik Ibsen’s middle period plays ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
Helene Alving’s struggle with truth and respectability
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Oswald’s inherited illness ⓘ consequences of Captain Alving’s debauchery ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1881 ⓘ |
| setting | Norwegian coastal town ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| structure | three-act play ⓘ |
| theme |
heredity and degeneration
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incest ⓘ inherited guilt ⓘ morality ⓘ oppressive social norms ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ social hypocrisy ⓘ the burden of the past ⓘ venereal disease ⓘ women’s oppression ⓘ |
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