Mythic Structure in Hedda Gabler: The Mask Behind the Face

Authors

Elinor Fuchs

Abstract

In lieu of an abstract, the first paragraph of the essay follows:

In December 1980, Ibsen wrote a letter to Moritz Prozor that is often quoted in support of the standard approach to Hedda Gabler as a psychological character study:

What I principally wanted to do was to depict human beings, human emotions and human destinies, upon a ground work of certain of the social conditions and principles of the present day.¹

Recommended Citation

Fuchs, Elinor (1985) "Mythic Structure in Hedda Gabler: The Mask Behind the Face," Comparative Drama: Vol. 19: Iss. 3, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/compdr/vol19/iss3/2