Scholarly Article
The Two Winged Truth in The Wild Duck: Plato, Ibsen, and Krleža
Tomljenović, Ana
2021-09-22 · Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne · Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
Abstract
Questioning the commonly held assumption in critical reception that Ibsenʼs symbol of the wild duck was influenced by Darwinʼs theory, I want to argue that the wild duck flew into Ibsenʼs play all the way from Platoʼs aporetic dialogue The Theaetetus. Following Lacanʼs reading of Plato, I want to examine the connection between the Socratic position towards knowledge - especially the rupture between knowledge and truth - and the treatment of dramatic dialogue in Ibsenʼs The Wild Duck and Krležaʼs The Glembays.
Keywords
bsen, Plato, Krleža, dialogue, knowledge
Citation Details
Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne, pp. 215-235