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

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

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But this would be rank Ibsenism, and outrage British morality, which would be still more dreadful.

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It's not ignorance or superstition, Paramore: it's sheer downright Ibsenism: that's what it is.

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

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