TRANSCENDENCE AND RELIGIOUS IMAGERY IN IBSEN’S THE MASTER BUILDER
TRANSCENDENCE AND RELIGIOUS IMAGERY IN IBSEN’S THE MASTER BUILDER

Summary/Abstract: Transcendence and Religious Imagery in Ibsen’s The Master Builder. The main focus of the article is on the aspects of religious imagery in The Master Builder, one of Henrik Ibsen’s most original plays, starting from the status of religion and spirituality in the wake of modernism. Using Mircea Eliade’s theories on the sacred and the profane, demonstration emphasizes the bond that Ibsen shares with religious symbolism and the way in which one can define Solness’ longing for transcendence, while exploring the limits of this interpretation. This article aims to show how religion and mythology are here interrelated in order to extend the meaning of certain metaphors.

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