{"product_id":"selected-plays-volume-i","title":"Selected Plays, Volume I","description":"\u003cp\u003eAugust Strindberg is often considered the father of modern Swedish literature. His vast output of plays was innovative in style and form. Volume 1 of \u003ci\u003eSelected Plays\u003c\/i\u003e presents selections from the beginning of his career, before Strindberg’s period of psychotic attacks in the 1890s. \u003ci\u003eMaster Olof \u003c\/i\u003e(1872) is a historical drama set in early Reformation Sweden, influenced by Ibsen and Shakespeare. Two of his most produced plays today, \u003ci\u003eThe Father\u003c\/i\u003e (1887) and \u003ci\u003eMiss Julie\u003c\/i\u003e (1888), are examples of his naturalistic plays. Strindberg described \u003ci\u003eCreditors\u003c\/i\u003e (1888), a tragicomedy, as his “most mature work.” \u003ci\u003eThe Stronger\u003c\/i\u003e (1889), a playlet, is a favorite in acting classes. \u003ci\u003ePlaying with Fire \u003c\/i\u003e(1893) is one of his few comedies. These plays deal with Strindberg’s preoccupation with power struggles and sexual warfare. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32013644529747,"sku":"","price":26.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780816679737_27c740f3-73fc-4697-9666-6430aa12b1df.jpg?v=1778733062","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/selected-plays-volume-i","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}