Ibsenism

[ ib-suh-niz-uhm ]

noun

1. a manner or style of dramatic structure or content characteristic of Ibsen.
2. attachment to or advocacy of Ibsen's dramatic style and social ideas.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ibsenism¹

First recorded in 1885–90; Ibsen + -ism

Example Sentences

Eventually Mr. Bock takes us dangerously close to the glowing core of Ibsenism, giving the Off Broadway treasure Deirdre O’Connell a stupendous 25-minute monologue that rips open the story with heartbreaking self-reproach.

From New York Times

Surely we hear the voice of Nora Helmer herself, the very quintessence of Ibsenism!

From Project Gutenberg

Spiritualism, Socialism, Ibsenism, Walt Whitmania—all the movements and sensations of the day, social, political, and artistic, in so far as they are follies—have been shot at as they rose.

From Project Gutenberg

I've always thought that a naturalized Ibsenism wouldn't be so bad for our stage.

From Project Gutenberg

It was felt that so much sincerity and fertility of explanation justified a concentrated attack; and in 1891 appeared the brilliant book called The Quintessence of Ibsenism, which some have declared to be merely the quintessence of Shaw.

From Project Gutenberg