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The Wild Duck: A Play of Play
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This journal entry of Ibsen's, written in early 1883, presents the reader with 'certain difficulties. To begin with, it departs from Ibsen's typical journal style; almost without exception, the notes that precede and follow it are explicit indictments of society: "Patriotism and such things are but passing phases"; "Marriage [...] has ruined the human race, set the brand of slavery on everybody"; "[L]et doctors experiment on journalists and politicians." But this entry is different, trickier to interpret. Is it yet another indictment, an accolade, or merely a neutral observation? Are we to mourn the fact that "adults have lost the ability to play with dolls," or celebrate the fact that "powers of logical thought are developed" with age? Or are we simply meant to note these characteristics impassively?
Title: The Wild Duck: A Play of Play
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This journal entry of Ibsen's, written in early 1883, presents the reader with 'certain difficulties.
To begin with, it departs from Ibsen's typical journal style; almost without exception, the notes that precede and follow it are explicit indictments of society: "Patriotism and such things are but passing phases"; "Marriage [.
] has ruined the human race, set the brand of slavery on everybody"; "[L]et doctors experiment on journalists and politicians.
" But this entry is different, trickier to interpret.
Is it yet another indictment, an accolade, or merely a neutral observation? Are we to mourn the fact that "adults have lost the ability to play with dolls," or celebrate the fact that "powers of logical thought are developed" with age? Or are we simply meant to note these characteristics impassively?.
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