Lesser known works by Strindberg that probably should remain unperformed, as many were intended to only be read and their innate melodrama (fueled by Strindberg's ever present bitterness and woman-hatred/worship) would make them difficult to sit through when performed. All good for a rainy day in No

Lu en français : La Maison brûlée
Dans le cadre d’un cours de littérature comparée sur le thème « revenir d’exil ».

Je n’aime pas spécialement le théâtre, donc je n’ai pas forcément apprécié cette pièce qui m’a semblé superficielle, vide de sens, les quelques références philosophiques n’étant pas trè

Temporale 3.5/5
Casa bruciata 4/5
Sonata di fantasmi 3/5
Il pellicano 3/5
L’isola dei morti 3.5/5
Il guanto nero 2/5

Tot: 3.17/5

"Miss Julie" may be the play that first comes to mind for Strindberg but I really enjoy his chamber plays which, though still fueled by a certain amount of fury at times, feel tempered by age. Sometimes, they're corny; sometimes, they're odd; but a sense of compassion regularly surfaces, too, as wel

I thoroughly enjoyed this volume of clear and modern (without being anachronistic) translations of Strindberg's Chamber Plays. Helpful notes, but not too many, accompany the text. The dust was blown off these plays and they were not only readable but interested me in seeing them on stage. Bravo to P

The Pelican by August Strindberg
Marriage as an eternal fight and a mother that starves her children

Alas, this play has hit very close to home.
The kind of dysfunctional relationship described in the book is what I have in store.
It may be much more my contribution than in the play.
The Pelican in the

To start this off, I want to clarify that I am going to be reviewing The Pelican, which I could not find any other edition of on this website.

This play mainly deals with the uncovering of a mother's crimes towards her children, including deliberate malnourishment and an affair with her daughter's f