Miss Julie

by August Strindberg

Overview

The mortal conflict of the sexes, traced here by Strindberg in the clash between an aristocratic young woman and her valet. Ms. Stockenstrom's new translation retains the rhythm and emotional feel of the original while making the prose more playable for today's audiences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781566631099
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/01/1996
Series:	Plays for Performance Series
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.16(d)

About the Author

August Strindberg (1849-1912) is best-known for his misogyny and as the author of Miss Julie (1889). His first success came as a novelist and autobiographer. His plays (and he wrote over sixty) were deeply controversial in their time and still are to some extent. They range form bold naturalism (e.g. The father, 1887) to an entralling expressionism (e.g. The Ghost Sonata, 1907).

Editorial Reviews

Very accessible and 'fresh' translations, which will be valuable additions to American theatre.

Interactive Theatre Newsletter - Jeff Wirth

Very accessible and 'fresh' translations, which will be valuable additions to American theatre.
— Jeff Wirth, Editor

Interactive Theatre Newsletter

Direct, accessible and strangely contemporary, [this adaptation of] Miss Julie is a … blast of dramatic fresh air which retains its provocative power.”
— Halifax Chronicle Herald

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