L’Europa dei teatri e i barbari scandinavi

While drawing a line between elitist success and widespread popularity, this essay aims to shine a more objective light on the rise of Scandinavian playwrights on the German and French stage at the end of the nineteenth century. What transpires is thus a highly complex and variegated picture, characterised by highs and lows, which nonetheless stands out as a particular chapter in the making of the theatrical and cultural identity of the European continent