Strindberg, August, 1849-1912 / 2008-07-30 00:00:00
EBOOK, PLAYS: THE FATHER; COUNTESS JULIE; THE OUTLAW; THE STRONGER ***
E-text prepared by Nicole Apostola
PLAYS:
The Father
Countess Julie
The Outlaw
The Stronger
by AUGUST STRINDBERG
Translated by Edith and Warner Oland
To M. C. S. and J. H. S.,
Under whose rooftree these translations were made.
CONTENTS.
THE FATHER
A Tragedy in III Acts.
COUNTESS JULIE
A Tragedy in I Act.
THE OUTLAW
A play in I Act.
THE STRONGER
An Episode in I Scene.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE.
Since the accompanying biographical note, which aims solely at
outlining the principal events of Strindberg's life up to 1912, was
put in type, the news of his death from cancer, at Stockholm on
May 14, 1912, has been reported.
Of the plays included in the present volume, "The Father" and
"Countess Julie" are representative of Strindberg's high water mark
in dramatic technique and have successfully maintained their claim
to a permanent place, not only in dramatic literature, but, as
acting plays.
"The Stronger," than which no better example of Strindberg's
uncanny power for analysis of the female mind exists, while
essentially a chamber play, is from time to time presented at the
theatre, and affords a splendid test of the dramatic ability of the
actors, only one of whom speaks. The author has boldly thrown on
the other the burden of maintaining her share in the development of
the action by pantomime, facial expression, and an occasional
laugh.
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