{"product_id":"august-strindberg-selected-essays-paperback-9780521034418","title":"August Strindberg: Selected Essays (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521034418","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAugust Strindberg: Selected Essays\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a fully edited translation of a series of essays by the great Swedish dramatist August Strindberg.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAugust Strindberg (Author), Michael Robinson (Edited and translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521034418, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 December 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e300 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.7 x 15.1 x 1.7 cm, 0.451 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a fully edited translation of a series of essays by the great Swedish dramatist August Strindberg. The essays, edited and translated by Michael Robinson, have been selected for the light they shed, both directly and indirectly, on Strindberg's contribution to the European theatre, firstly in such masterpieces of psychological realism as The Father and Miss Julie, and subsequently in those works, including A Dream Play and The Ghost Sonata, with which he largely established a basis for theatrical modernism. Together with the accompanying notes and commentary, these essays on psychology, history, painting, natural history and alchemy as well as the theatre, help to clarify the multifaceted nature of Strindberg's project. Idiosyncratic and lively, they offer crucial insights into the intellectual history of the late nineteenth century, while their personal nature draws the reader into an intimate relationship with the writer and his wide range of interests.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNotes on the text\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. From Vivisections (1887): 1. 'The battle of the brains'\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'Nemesis Divina'\u003cbr\u003e 3. 'Mysticism - for now'\u003cbr\u003e 4. 'Soul murder (Apropos Rosmersholm)'\u003cbr\u003e 'On modern drama and modern theatre' (1889)\u003cbr\u003e Part II. From Vivisections II (1894): 5. 'I'\u003cbr\u003e 6. 'The making of Aspasia'\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'Nemesis Divina (cont.)'\u003cbr\u003e 8. 'The new arts! or the role of chance in artistic creation'\u003cbr\u003e 9. 'Whence we have come'\u003cbr\u003e 10. 'Character a role?'\u003cbr\u003e 'Césarine' (1894)\u003cbr\u003e 'Deranged sensations' (1894)\u003cbr\u003e 'In the cemetery' (1896)\u003cbr\u003e Part III. From Jardin des Plantes (1896): 11. 'Introduction'\u003cbr\u003e 12. 'The death's head moth'\u003cbr\u003e 13. 'Indigo and the line of copper'\u003cbr\u003e 14. 'To the heckler'\u003cbr\u003e 'On the action of light in photography' (1896)\u003cbr\u003e 'A glance into space' (1896)\u003cbr\u003e 'Edvard Munch's exhibition' (1896)\u003cbr\u003e 'The synthesis of gold' (1896)\u003cbr\u003e 'Contemporary gold-making' (1896)\u003cbr\u003e 'The sunflower' (1896)\u003cbr\u003e 'The mysticism of world history' (1903)\u003cbr\u003e 'August Strindberg on himself' (1909)\u003cbr\u003e Notes and commentary\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005446574360,"sku":"9780521034418","price":37.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521034418i_b3d2af70-e63b-4bf1-887d-0e704f980e58.jpg?v=1694965141","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/august-strindberg-selected-essays-paperback-9780521034418","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}