A defence of Tesman: historiography in Hedda Gabler

Irina Ruppo Malone

doi:10.7557/13.3363

Authors

Irina Ruppo Malone NUI Galway

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7557/13.3363

Keywords:

Hedda Gabler, History, Historiography, Brabant, Frederik Troels-Lund

Abstract

The article investigates the subject of history and historiography in Hedda Gabler through a revision of the prevalent view that intended Tesman to be a caricature on the historical profession. Tesman’s research area is innovative; it foreshadows later developments in historical thinking and is therefore linked to Ibsen’s modernism.

Author Biography

Irina Ruppo Malone, NUI Galway

Irina (Ira) Ruppo Malone is a graduate of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Trinity College Dublin, and the National University of Ireland Galway. She is the author of Ibsen and the Irish Revival (Palgrave, 2010) and co-editor of Ibsen and Chekhov on the Irish Stage (Carysfort 2012, with and in memory of Ros Dixon). Ira teaches English Literature and Academic Writing at NUI Galway.