{"product_id":"9781476630892","title":"Action and Consequence in Ibsen, Chekhov and Strindberg","description":"   Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekhov and August Strindberg—innovators of modern drama—created characters whose reckless pursuits of irrational objectives blind them to better options. Ibsen’s protagonists in \u003ci\u003eA Doll’s House, Hedda Gabler\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Master Builder\u003c\/i\u003e try to bend the world to conform to their personal visions—with disastrous results. Chekhov’s characters refuse to do anything, instead dramatizing their lives as if they were actors in a play (which they are). Rehearsing the intractable squabbles between men and women in \u003ci\u003eThe Dance of Death\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost Sonata\u003c\/i\u003e, Strindberg suggests that only in life beyond death can humanity transcend the brutality of existence. Together, the lives of these characters offer a study of the individual’s struggle with modernity.","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company, Incorporated Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126188130544,"sku":"9781476630892","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476630892_p0.jpg?v=1763609197","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476630892","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}