KnowraModern dramaLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Modern drama, each with the reason it gives.All 7Narrower topic 7Anton ChekhovNarrower topic: Chekhov’s open-ended plots and ordinary characters helped redirect drama away from melodramatic resolution.Henrik IbsenNarrower topic: Ibsen helped establish the serious contemporary play as a vehicle for social and psychological inquiry.GhostsNarrower topic: Ghosts helped establish the domestic social problem play as a modern dramatic form.August StrindbergNarrower topic: His work helped move European theatre toward psychologically complex, formally varied plays.Eugene O’NeillNarrower topic: O’Neill helped establish its American tradition through formally ambitious, psychologically intense plays.Georg BüchnerNarrower topic: Büchner’s formal experiments became touchstones for playwrights seeking alternatives to conventional tragedy.Eric BentleyNarrower topic: Bentley’s scholarship connected major modern dramatists through their dramatic forms and ideas.