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What does Ibsenism mean?

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Proper noun
  1. The dramatic practice or purpose characteristic of the writings of Henrik Ibsen, whose best-known plays deal with conventional hypocrisies, the story in each play thus developing a definite moral problem.
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Surely we hear the voice of Nora Helmer herself, the very quintessence of Ibsenism!
He championed Ibsen's plays when many theatregoers regarded them as outrageous, and his 1891 book Quintessence of Ibsenism remained a classic throughout the twentieth century.
Among many American writers professing a direct debt to Shaw, Eugene O'Neill became an admirer at the age of seventeen, after reading The Quintessence of Ibsenism.
I've always thought that a naturalized Ibsenism wouldn't be so bad for our stage.

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