The meaning behind the lines: how Ibsen's toughness and Chekhov's tenderness transformed American playwriting and acting.(Theater)(Henrik Ibsen and Anton Chekhov)(Critical essay)

American Scholar | June 22, 2009| | Copyright

Henrik Ibsen and Anton Chekhov gave birth to modern drama, but they pulled it in opposite directions. Beginning with A Doll's House in 1879, Ibsen remade the art of playwriting, creating works that startled audiences with their frank discussions of social issues and their unconventional dramaturgy. His later plays would be concerned less with social criticism and more with the progress of the human soul, but he would always be drawn to conflicts couched in the fiercest terms. Chekhov dealt with conflict too, but from a ruefully comic perspective. A doctor as well as a writer, ...

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