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Ibsenism

[ ib-suh-niz-uh m ]

/ ˈɪb səˌnɪz əm /

noun

a manner or style of dramatic structure or content characteristic of Ibsen.

attachment to or advocacy of Ibsen's dramatic style and social ideas.

Origin of Ibsenism

First recorded in 1885–90; Ibsen + -ism

Example sentences from the Web for ibsenism

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

Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign |Mrs. [Margaret] Oliphant
I've always thought that a naturalized Ibsenism wouldn't be so bad for our stage.

The Story of a Play |W. D. Howells