This is the first major collection in English of August Strindberg's letters, the most vital and wide-ranging body of correspondence in Scandinavian literature. Of ten thousand surviving letters, Michael Robinson has selected and translated more than five hundred of the most important, which trace Strindberg's development and provide a comprehensive view of the life and work of this towering figure in European literary and theatrical Modernism.
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This is the first major collection in English of August Strindberg's letters, the most vital and wide-ranging body of correspondence in Scandinavian literature. Of ten thousand surviving letters, Michael Robinson has selected and translated more than five hundred of the most important, which trace Strindberg's development and provide a comprehensive view of the life and work of this towering figure in European literary and theatrical Modernism.
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This is the first major collection in English of August Strindberg's letters, the most vital and wide-ranging body of correspondence in Scandinavian literature. Of ten thousand surviving letters, Michael Robinson has selected and translated more than five hundred of the most important, which trace Strindberg's development and provide a comprehensive view of the life and work of this towering figure in European literary and theatrical Modernism.
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Frank McGuinness is the author of several plays, including "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, as well as many acclaimed translations and adaptations, including "Electra and "A Doll's House. He teaches at University College, Dublin, and lives in Dublin.
August Strindberg (1849-1912) was a Swedish dramatist, novelist, poet and essayist. His plays include "The Father (1887), "Miss Julie (1888), "The Sronger (1890), "Easter (1900), "The Dance of Death (1900), "A Dream Play (1902), and "The Ghost Sonata (1907).
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