hedda gabler

his article examines the relationships among language, power, and gender in Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler." It shows how the central character in Ibsen's play, while conscious of the manipulative potential of words, nevertheless fails to negotiate that potential and ultimately chooses silence as a means to challenge her position in the patriarchal order. Such an analysis of the power of words represents a continuation of Ibsen's own analysis of the mechanisms of meaning and highlights the playwright's aesthetic self-consciousness, both of which are central elements in Ibsen's modernism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Modern Drama is the property of University of Toronto Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or em his article examines the relationships among language, power, and gender in Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler." It shows how the central character in Ibsen's play, while conscious of the manipulative potential of words, nevertheless fails to negotiate that potential and ultimately chooses silence as a means to challenge her position in the patriarchal order. Such an analysis of the power of words represents a continuation of Ibsen's own analysis of the mechanisms of meaning and highlights the playwright's aesthetic self-consciousness, both of which are central elements in Ibsen's modernism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Modern Drama is the property of Univhis article examines the relationships among language, power, and gender in Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler." It shows how the central character in Ibsen's play, while conscious of the manipulative potential of words, nevertheless fails to negotiate that potential and ultimately chooses silence as a means to challenge her position in the patriarchal order. Such an analysis of the power of words represents a continuation of Ibsen's own analysis of the mechanisms of