By far Strindberg's most aggressive work, The Father is a feverish
nightmare of the struggle he saw between defiant masculinity and
the "treacherous weakness" of woman. No matter how paranoid he may
seem on the surface, Strindberg manages to anticipate most of the
issues arousing women today, particularly the idea that marriage is
motivated by politics as much as by romance. The prize in the war
between the Captain and Laura is their daughter Bertha, and what
must be resolved is which of her parents will determine her future.
Despite its domestic setting, The Father is a large-scale heroic
drama, with two mighty opponents. "There are large forces at work
here, which rattle the walls of the bourgeois drawing room, "
Robert Brustein writes in his introduction. "And the unconscious
strains of paranoia, hallucination, even dementia, associated with
Expressionist drama, are never too far from the surface."
Mr. Brustein's adaptation takes account of modern feminist
sensibilities without diminishing The Father's relentless power and
furious conclusion.
General
| Imprint: |
Ivan R. Dee
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Plays for Performance Series |
| Release date: |
April 1992 |
| First published: |
May 1992 |
| Authors: |
August Strindberg
• Robert Brustein
|
| Dimensions: |
215 x 141 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
74 |
| Edition: |
New edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-929587-86-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-929587-86-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780929587868 |
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