| Selected Plays, Volume II Contributor(s): Strindberg, August (Author), Sprinchorn, Evert (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0816679746 ISBN-13: 9780816679744 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press OUR PRICE: $27.72 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - General - Literary Criticism | European - Scandinavian |
| Dewey: 839.726 |
| LCCN: 2012019217 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.45 lbs) 468 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This second volume of the great Swedish writer August Strindberg's plays begins with To Damascus I (1898), the first of a trilogy. It mirrors his own departure from the naturalism he had explored in several of his earlier works, as he set forth on a spiritual odyssey. Crimes and Crimes (1899), from the beginning of his symbolist mode, is a lighter take on the themes in To Damascus I. The first of a two-part play, Dance of Death I (1900) depicts a dysfunctional marriage. A Dream Play (1901), which is one of Strindberg's most influential, shows reality converted into a dream; many critics consider it his greatest play. In 1907, Strindberg founded the Intimate Theater in Stockholm; The Ghost Sonata (1907) and The Pelican (1907), which were written for its opening, are two examples of a chamber play, a genre that Strindberg helped to originate. |