The author here attempts to deal with Ibsen as a representative of modern consciousness. In this respect it may be considered a complement to the merely aesthetic or social criticisms of Ibsen and his works.
Janko Lavrin was a Slovenian literary historian, essayist, novelist, translator, poet and editor.
He was the editor of European Quarterly, a member of International PEN, and the founder of the Slavic Department at the University of Nottingham, where he was professor of Russian literature.