Overview
Part I
Versions of a life
1 Problematics of biography vs. autobiography
2 Between fiction and reality
Part II
A life in the theatre
3 The Scandinavian Experimental Theatre
4 Strindberg and the Independent Theatre Movement: the first productions
5 Strindberg and stagecraft: theory and practice
6 The Intimate Theatre
Part III
Key plays
7 Naturalism and the modern character
8 Dream-play dramaturgy and modernist allegories
9 The last sonatas
10 Modernizing history
Part IV
Key plays/productions
11 Miss Julie: from failed world premiere to worldwide acclaim
12 A Dream Play: from closet drama to post-modern performance
13 The Ghost Sonata and Strindberg’s haunting legacy
Biography
Eszter Szalczer is Associate Professor of Theatre at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She is the author of Writing Daughters: August Strindberg's Other Voices (2008), as well as numerous articles and book chapters on Strindberg both in English and Swedish.
