Ibsen and Hitler: The Playwright, the Plagiarist, and the Plot for the Third Reich: Books: Steven F. Sage

[Paul Mackin]

I probably should have emphasized, in case someone might not know it  
already, that the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, though greatly  
admired by Hitler, had  himself no proto-nazi or anti-semitic  
leanings.  Hitler was rather insanely reading stuff into such plays  
as "The Enemy of the People" that objectively wasn't there. The  
author of the new book makes this clear.

On Jul 21, 2006, at 4:53 PM, Paul Mackin wrote:

> Just as  GR SS Captain Blicero's sadomasochistic escapades seemed  
> at times to be using the words of his favorite poet Rilke as  
> working script, was Hitler similarly being directed by three plays  
> of HIS favorite playwright Ibsen? This book, which I started  
> reading yesterday in the local Borders,  seems to think it can  
> demonstrate the hypothesis.. Don't quite know what such a finding  
> might imply but it's fascinating reading.
>
> Ibsen was also a particular favorite of James Joyce, not that that  
> means anything.
>
> (the connection to Gravity's Rainbow wasn't made by the author,  
> only me.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786717130/104-8863393-5373512? 
> v=glance&n=283155
>

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