{"product_id":"selected-plays-volume-ii-august-strindberg-9780816679744","title":"Selected Plays, Volume II","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis second volume of the great Swedish writer August Strindberg's plays begins with \u003ci\u003eTo Damascus I \u003c\/i\u003e(1898), the first of a trilogy. It mirrors his own departure from the naturalism he had explored in several of his earlier works, as he set forth on a spiritual odyssey. \u003ci\u003eCrimes and Crimes\u003c\/i\u003e (1899), from the beginning of his symbolist mode, is a lighter take on the themes in \u003ci\u003eTo Damascus I\u003c\/i\u003e. The first of a two-part play, \u003ci\u003eDance of Death I \u003c\/i\u003e(1900) depicts a dysfunctional marriage. \u003ci\u003eA Dream Play\u003c\/i\u003e (1901), which is one of Strindberg's most influential, shows reality converted into a dream; many critics consider it his greatest play. In 1907, Strindberg founded the Intimate Theater in Stockholm; \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost Sonata\u003c\/i\u003e (1907) and \u003ci\u003eThe Pelican\u003c\/i\u003e (1907), which were written for its opening, are two examples of a chamber play, a genre that Strindberg helped to originate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e August Strindberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816679746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816679744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.20d","brand":"August Strindberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059860009215,"sku":"9780816679744","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c00d1789-6d78-48a5-8d10-4202c6acd62d.jpg?v=1685060740","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/selected-plays-volume-ii-august-strindberg-9780816679744","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}