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Lädt ... Five Plays of Strindbergvon August Strindberg
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BeinhaltetDödsdansen. D. 1 von August Strindberg (indirekt)
CREDITORS: a tragi-comedy shows a naturalistic, rather ironic view of the corrosive effects of passion. CRIME AND CRIME: a comedy where Strindberg further develops the Swedenborgian view that crime is its own punishment; something of a psychological thriller. DANCE OF DEATH: a drama in two parts where a Captain returns after fifteen years abroad, divorced and robbed of his children. The wife is blamed for the disastrous marriage. SWANWHITE: a fairy play in three acts, it is a treasure-chest full of the truth that lies in fairy tales and brimful of magic and romance. THE GREAT HIGHWAY: a wayfaring drama with seven stations is full of symbolism and imagery; the higher emotional moods are expressed in unrhymed verse, while the scenes in which he satirizes society, its institutions and its successful men are written in witty colloquial dialogue. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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I don't know how to say this in a more mature critical fashion, but for me Strindberg was at his best when he allowed himself to go OUT OF HIS MIND, and just pull out every last stupid stop of taste and logic. In "The Dance of Death" we start with what seems to be a naturalistic character study of complicated relationships, and proceed from there into OH MY WTF IS THIS with characters doing ludicrous Hussar dances in boots (and then collapsing on the floor) and throwing each other down and biting each other on the necks. Is it ridiculous? Probably. But it's also unforgettable, and I would LOVE to see it staged with great actors -- they'd need to be great to pull this monster off.
Imagine something that starts out like a dark G. B. Shaw play that is then swallowed by a Bosch painting on the wall that grows and swallows everyone. That's "The Dance of Death." ( )