The Psychology of the Grotesque in August Strindberg's "The Ghost Sonata"
Author: Terry John Converse
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780889463936
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Terry John Converse
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780889463936
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Egil Törnqvist
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9789053564547
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Generally considered one of milestones in the development of modern drama, August Strindberg's chamber play "The Ghost Sonata" (1907) has variously been hailed as the first expressionist, surrealist and absurdist drama. In this monograph of the play as text and as performance --the first of its kind--Egil Tornqvist examines, in four chapters, the source text, various translations of it into English, the stage versions of Max Reinhardt, Olof Molander and Ingmar Bergman, and select radio and TV adaptations. In two framing chapters the background and impact of the play are illuminated. Focusing on Bergman's 1973 production, the book in addition contains a rehearsal diary and a transcription of this production. It is concluded with an annotated list of select productions.
Author: Michael Robinson
Publisher: MHRA
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 758
ISBN-13: 0947623825
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This copiously annotated bibliography documents and examines the whole range of commentary on Strindberg's works and activity in many fields besides the plays for which he is internationally best known. These include his prose fiction and poetry, his work as an historian and natural historian, and his relationship to the other arts, most notably his painting. It is concerned with both lasting works of literary and dramatic criticism, as well as reviews of his books and plays in the theatre, and some more ephemeral material, all of this in several languages. Organised generically and by subject and individual work, the bibliography enables the reader to trace the changing impact of Strindberg and his works in various countries and during different periods. It is thus very much a study in reception as well as a bibliographical record of published material. It traces the developing image of Strindberg and his writing both during his lifetime and in subsequent years, and with frequent cross reference offers a comprehensive overview of a literary and existential project that has rarely been matched for its multifaceted diversity. The bibliography is published in three parts. Volume 1, General Studies (978-0-947623-81-4) and Volume 3, Prose, Poetry, Miscellaneous (978-0-947623-83-8) are also now available. Michael Robinson is Emeritus Professor of Drama and Scandinavian Studies at the University of East Anglia, Norwich.
Author: Michael Russell Putiak
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 312
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Cengage Learning Gale
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Published: 2016
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781535836760
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Victoria De Zwaan
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This study argues that the often-noted resistance to interpretation by these authors' experimental fiction has to do with the radical functioning of metaphor in their texts. After an introductory discussion about the contemporary debates about metaphor and narrative, each author's work is examined in various theoretical contexts such as cognitivist models, deconstruction, modernism and post-modernism, concentrating on a number of narrative strategies which are grouped under the term piracy. The conclusion situates the metaphoric narrative in relation to the competing literary critical paradigms of postmodernist fiction.
Author: Margaret Lindsay Morris
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 144
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This brief monograph discusses the works of ten writers from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, Uruguay, and Ecuador. Their work is quoted extensively, in both Spanish and English. The book discusses the major themes of their work, and meditates on issues of identity--specifically, the role of Black people in Latino culture. Morris teaches at Smith College. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author: Jai-Ung Hong
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 390
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is a Ph.D. dissertation. The aim of this dissertation is to explore the Tao of theater through the study of the productions of Strindberg's A Dream Play on stage. For the purpose of understanding these dynamic relationships Taoism is used and especia