| Miss Julie Revised Edition Contributor(s): Strindberg, August (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486272818 ISBN-13: 9780486272818 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $4.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1992 Annotation: One of the greatest classics of modern theater--the fateful drama of a willful young aristocrat's seduction of her father's valet during a Midsummer's Eve celebration. Inspired by the new ideas of naturalism and psychology that swept Europe in the late 19th century, the play is reprinted here complete with Strindberg's critical preface. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - General |
| Dewey: 839.726 |
| LCCN: 92015845 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 5.18" W x 8.26" (0.12 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Miss Julie, a willful young aristocrat, whose perverse nature has already driven her fianc to break off their engagement, pursues and effectively seduces her father's valet during the course of a Midsummer's Eve celebration. The progress of that seduction and the play's stunning denouement shocked Swedish audiences who first attended the play in 1889. Despite its controversial debut, this now-classic drama, inspired by the new ideas of naturalism and psychology that swept Europe in the late 19th century, helped to shape modern theater, and remains one of the most potent-and most frequently performed-of modern plays. The full text of Miss Julie is reprinted here as translated by Edwin Bj rkman, complete with Strindberg's critical preface to the play, considered by many to be one of the most important manifestos in theater history. |