Six Plays of Strindberg, Issues 1-9August Strindberg is one of the founders of the modern theater and this collection offers the most famous of his plays. It includes three examples of his naturalism "The Father" (1887); "Miss Julie" (1888); "The Stronger" (1889), two of his expressionism "A Dream Play" (1902); "The Ghost Sonata" (1907), and "Easter" (1901), a play which defies either of these categories. In these translations by Elizabeth Sprigge the American reader can glimpse the true genius of the Swedish playwright, for Miss Sprigge's unique achievement has been to render the original texts into English that is at once fluent and accurate and to provide plays that capture the full vigor and impact of the originals. |
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by Eric Bentley | 49 |
MISS JULIE 1888 | 59 |
THE STRONGER 1890 | 65 |
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