Delphi Collected Works of August Strindberg (Illustrated)

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By August Strindberg

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A pivotal figure of late nineteenth century theatre, the Swedish playwright, novelist and essayist August Strindberg produced over sixty plays and more than thirty works of fiction, often drawing directly on his personal experience. A bold experimenter of literary forms, he explored a wide range of dramatic methods and purposes, from naturalistic tragedy, monodrama and history plays, to expressionist and surrealist works. This comprehensive eBook presents the largest collection of Strindberg's works ever compiled in English translation, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

  • Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Strindberg's life and works

  • Concise introductions to the major plays and other texts

  • 29 plays, with individual contents tables

  • Features rare plays appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including 'Mother Love' and 'The Saga of the Folkungs'

  • Early twentieth century translations by Warner Oland, Edwin Björkman, Claud Field, Ellie Schleussner and more (too many to list in this description; each translator's name appears at the beginning of each work)

  • Excellent formatting of the texts

  • 6 novels by Strindberg

  • A wide selection of short story collections

  • Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories

  • Easily locate the short stories you want to read

  • Selection of Strindberg's non-fiction

  • Special criticism section, with 4 essays evaluating Strindberg's contribution to literature

  • Features a bonus biography - discover Strindberg's literary life

  • Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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    CONTENTS:

    The Plays

    The Outlaw

    Master Olof

    Lucky Pehr

    The Father

    Comrades

    Miss Julie

    Creditors

    The Stronger

    Pariah

    Simoom

    Debit and Credit

    Facing Death

    Mother Love

    The Link

    The First Warning

    The Road to Damascus

    Advent

    There are Crimes and Crimes

    Gustavus Vasa

    Erik XIV

    The Saga of the Folkungs

    Easter

    The Dance of Death

    The Bridal Crown

    Swanwhite

    The Dream Play

    The Thunderstorm

    After the Fire

    Spook Sonata

    The Novels

    The Red Room

    The Son of a Servant

    The Confession of a Fool

    On the Seaboard

    The Inferno

    The Growth of a Soul

    The Short Story Collections

    Married

    Historical Miniatures

    Fair Haven and Foul Strand

    The German Lieutenant and Other Stories

    In Midsummer Days and Other Tales

    The Short Stories

    List of Short Stories in Chronological Order

    List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order

    Non-Fiction

    Zones of the Spirit

    Legends: Autobiographical Sketches

    The Criticism

    August Strindberg by James Huneker

    The Eccentricity of August Strindberg by Otto Heller

    August Strindberg by Horace Barnett Samuel

    The Madness of Strindberg by Robert Lynd

    The Biography

    August Strindberg: The Spirit of Revolt by L. Lind-af-Hageby

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