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. |