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Widely regarded as one of strindberg s best literary efforts, the father remains one of the most gripping psychological dramas of the theater. Strindberg definition of strindberg by the free dictionary. Johan august strindberg helpinfo january 22, 1849 may 14, 1912 was a swedish writer, playwright, and painter. This book is the 2254th greatest fiction book of all time as determined by. Jul 15, 2012 the father 1887 by johan august strindberg. August strindbergs naturalistic oneact drama has only three characters. The father is a feverish nightmare of the struggle he saw between defiant masculinity and the. Media in category the father strindberg play this category contains only the following file. This is the first fully edited translation of a series of essays by the great swedish dramatist august strindberg. Peter fjelstrup as the captain and thilda fonss as bertha.
Jan 01, 2011 listen to father audiobook by august strindberg. According to the law, children are to be brought up in. The central conflict is between the captain and his wife laura about their daughter berthas future. The father, tragic drama in three acts by august strindberg, published in 1887 as fadren and performed the same year. August strindberg s inferno is his personal account of sinking deeper into some kind of madness, typified by visions and paranoia.
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