A dream play / August Strindberg ; translated by Michael Meyer.
'A Dream Play', was based on Strinberg's own psychological and marital experiences. He watched Norwegian actress Harriet Bosse in a production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in 1900; shortly thereafter, he made her his wife and the Shakespeare dream play an inspiration,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English Swedish |
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Bloomsbury,
[2013]
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| Summary: | 'A Dream Play', was based on Strinberg's own psychological and marital experiences. He watched Norwegian actress Harriet Bosse in a production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in 1900; shortly thereafter, he made her his wife and the Shakespeare dream play an inspiration, of sorts, for his own. The play is presented in a style quite different from Strindberg's usual aesthetic of realism. The main character is Agnes, a daughter of the Vedic god Indra, who descends to Earth to understand the problems of human beings. As Agnes encounters dozens of human characters who are suffering from cruelty, poverty, and the mundaneness of family life, she comes to the realisation that humanity is bleak and pitiful. Her final return to Heaven corresponds with an awakening from her dream-like state, and she no longer experiences the 'agony of existence' it is to be human. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: in Plays two. London, Methuen Drama, 2000. Translated from the Swedish. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781408183755.00000032 |