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Delphi Collected Works of August Strindberg (Illustrated)

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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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