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 Strindberg’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing for the first time digital print, 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

* 12 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, 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

* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

Please note: Edwin Björkman’s translations cannot appear in Europe until 2022, due to copyright restrictions. When new translations enter the public domain they will be added to the eBook as a free update.

CONTENTS:

The Plays

The Outlaw

Lucky Pehr

The Father

Comrades

Miss Julie

The Stronger

Pariah

Facing Death

Mother Love

Erik XIV

The Saga of the Folkungs

Easter

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

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