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"The Red Room", written in 1879 by August Strindberg, is one of the biggest classics of Swedish literature.A funny, satirical look at 19th century bourgeois attitudes, "The Red Room" presents a loosely-connected group of counter-cultural artistic types and has them confront their counter-cultural and progressive ideals with those of conservative, mainstream society. Most of them are poor (well, poor bourgeois types), making ends meet by pawning each other’s possessions and taking o...

Key plays in this series include The Ghost Sonata (1907), a surreal and haunting drama set in a mysterious apartment building, where characters are entangled in a web of secrets, past sins, and unresolved emotions. The play explores the psychological effects of repressed guilt and the search for meaning in life. The Dance of Death (1900) is another powerful work in this series, focusing on the destructive nature of a marriage between a bitter officer and his manipulative wife. The play del...

Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little PriceBored with her sheltered existence, Miss Julie attempts to seduce the footman, but gets far more than she bargained for...August Strindberg's classic naturalistic play Miss Julie was written in 1888, and first performed at Strindberg's experimental theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1889, despite being banned by the censor.This English version, translated and introduced by Kenne...

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Miss Julie by August Strindberg - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Collected Works of August Strindberg’.Having established their name as the leading publi

August Strindberg died at Stockholm On May 14, 1912, just ten days after the first of his plays given in English in the United States had completed a month's engagement. This play was "The Father," which, on April 9, 1912, was produced at the Berkeley Theatre in New York, the same little theatre that witnessed in 1894 the first performance in this country of Ibsen's "Ghosts." It happened that August Lindberg, the eminent Swedish actor and friend of Strindberg [who, by the way, was the firs...

Translated by Edwin Björkman, Edith and Wärner Oland, Claud Field, Velma Swanston Howard and Graham RowsonThis collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically, making it easier to access individual books, plays and acts. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a one-time download, and it reduces the clutter in your digital library. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of conten...

Key plays in the series include The Dance of Death (1900), a powerful psychological drama that centers on the destructive marriage between Edgar, a war-weary officer, and his manipulative wife, Alice. The play delves into themes of alienation, emotional torment, and the corrosive power of love, depicting a couple trapped in a cycle of mutual hatred and dependency. A Dream Play (1901) is a highly experimental and surreal work that explores the confusion and suffering of human existence thro...

The story is set in the remote and rugged Baltic Islands, where the protagonist, a man disillusioned with urban life and society, retreats to find peace and solitude. The novel delves into his experiences and interactions with the island's inhabitants, as well as his inner struggles and reflections on life.As the protagonist immerses himself in the natural beauty and harsh realities of the seaboard, he encounters various characters who embody different aspects of island life. These interac...

A comprehensive selection of August Strindberg’s finest works, featuring an all-star cast and original musicHailed by Arthur Miller as ‘the mad inventor of modern theatre’, Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, poet and novelist whose groundbreaking works mingled naturalism and psychology and paved the way for Expressionist drama. A prolific writer – penning over 60 plays, 19 novels and nine autobiographies – his turbulent life was marked by emotional c...

August Strindberg (1849-1912) has been referred to as "the father of modern literature" in Sweden, and has earned the distinction of one of the most important playwrights of the 20th century. As an author unafraid of exploring new possibilities in dramatic fiction, Strindberg is noted for his psychological realism, blatant misogyny, symbolism, and his utterly fluid and subjective sequences of events. His works bore intense scrutiny in their time, but have since been recognized for the prod...

Among the key works in this series is The Father (1887), a powerful psychological drama that explores the destructive power struggles within marriage and the conflicting desires of a military captain and his wife. Their battle for control over their daughter reveals themes of gender roles, manipulation, and the collapse of personal and familial stability. Miss Julie (1888), Strindberg's most famous play, portrays a tragic and complex love triangle between the aristocratic Miss Julie and he...

Sweden’s August Strindberg (1849-1912) has long been recognised as one of the leading dramatists around the turn of the last century. His electrifying theatre work resonated with the public in his lifetime, and continues to grip playwrights and audiences today. A restless innovator of various drama forms, he was a source of inspiration for Eugene O’Neill, Samuel Beckett and Ingmar Bergman, and has proved seminal to the development of modern drama. His preface to Miss Julie and his prefator...