{"product_id":"selected-plays-volume-ii-9780816679744","title":"Selected Plays, Volume II","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): August Strindberg\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47596696043671,"sku":"9780816679744","price":3387.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780816679744.webp?v=1774994777","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/selected-plays-volume-ii-9780816679744","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}