August Strindberg
By: Eszter Szalczer.
Series: Routledge modern and contemporary dramatists
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415414227; 9780415414234; 9780203852880
Subjects: Strindberg, August, -- 1849-1912 -- Criticism and interpretation; Strindberg, August, -- 1849-1912 -- Dramatic production; Strindberg, August, -- 1849-1912 -- Stage history
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Versions of a life. Problematics of biography vs. autobiography; title: Between fiction and reality; title: A life in the theatre. The Scandinavian experimental theatre; title: Strindberg and the independent theatre movement : the first productions; title: Strindberg and stagecraft : theory and practice; title: The intimate theatre; title: Key plays. Naturalism and the modern character; title: Dream-play dramaturgy and modernist allegories; title: The last sonatas; title: Modernizing history; title: Key plays/productions. Miss Julie: from failed world premiere to worldwide acclaim; title: A dream play : from closet drama to post-modern performance; title: The ghost sonata and Strindberg's haunting legacy.