Brand | The Theatre of Revolt
In the following essay excerpt, Brustein explores
connections between Ibsen’s leaving his native
Norway and the rich inspiration present in
Brand, calling the drama ‘‘a sudden revelation from
the depths of an original mind.’’
Any discussion of Ibsen's mature art must start with Brand, since this monolithic masterpiece is not only the first play he completed after leaving his native country, but his first, and possibly his greatest, work of enduring power. Nothing in Ibsen's previous writings prepares us for a play of this scope, not even the substantial talent he displays in The Vikings at Helgeland and The Pretenders, for Brand is like a sudden revelation from the depths of an original mind. It is highly probable that Ibsen's achievement in Brand was intimately connected...
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