August Strindberg is one of the founders of the modern theater.
George Bernard Shaw considered him "the only genuinely
Shakespearian modern dramatist," Sean O'Casey called him "the
greatest of them all." And to Eugene O'Neill he was "the greatest
interpreter in the theater of the characteristic spiritual
conflicts of our lives today." "Twelve Major Plays" includes the
most famous and most characteristic Strindberg plays.
This selection is particularly interesting in its depiction of
the great range of Strindberg's moods and styles, from naturalism
to expressionism, from ironic comedy to bitter tragedy. It displays
his great gift for symbolic, mystical verse as well as his command
of dramatic prose. In issues of sex and gender, Strindberg
anticipated the modern temperament in society and drama alike.
These translations gave American readers their first
opportunity to know the true genius of Strindberg. Most previous
versions in English had been based on existing German translations.
Elizabeth Sprigge's unique achievement was to render the original
Swedish texts into English that is at once fluent and accurate and
that captures the full vigor and impact of the original plays.
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