five major plays Strindberg, August 1849-1912 creator Mueller, Carl R. (Carl Richard) 1931- traductor text nhu Lyme, N.H Smith and Kraus 2000-<2002> 2000 9999 monographic eng swe

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v. <2> ; 22 cm. The five plays in this volume represent Strindberg (1849-1912) at the height of his dramatic powers. In his great works Strindberg is a playwright second to none, and as such he shares the world stage with his major contemporaries: Ibsen, Chekhov, Pirandello, and Shaw. The Father (1887) is one of the great modern tragedies and has had enormous impact on some of the leading dramatists of the 20th century. In The Father a husband and wife struggle tragically for possession of their only child. Miss Julie (1888) is one of the most performed plays of the modern repertory, a coruscating battle of the sexes between a young noble woman and her father's young valet for whom she has developed a neurotic passion. The Stronger (1888-89) is a naturalistic blockbuster -- a three-character one-act in which the central character never appears, and one of the two female rivals for his love says nothing. Great actresses have flocked to this challenge, both silent and verbal. The final two plays, A Dream Play (1901) and The Ghost Sonata (1907), find Strindberg in an Expressionist mode, where time, place, characters, and situation merge, split, melt, and reach heights of theatricalism unmatched since. Mueller's brilliant new translations renew the currency of these works in the canon of modern theatrical masterpieces. v. 1. The father -- Miss Julie -- The stronger -- A dream play -- The ghost sonata -- v. 2. Playing with fire -- Creditors -- The dance of death, part I -- The dance of death, part II -- Storm. August Strindberg ; translated by Carl R. Mueller. Strindberg, August 1849-1912 Translations into English Strindberg, August 1849-1912 Traducción en inglés Teatro sueco PT 9811 S918f 2000 839.726 1575252619 (v. 1) 9781575252612 (v. 1) 1575253208 (v. 2) 9781575253206 (v. 2) DLC 991207 20230410132713.0 spa