Plays are drawn from the works of early twentieth century Irish and Germanic playwrights. Titles included are Arms and the Man, St. Joan, The Importance of Being Earnest, Riders to the Sea, A Dream Play, From Morn to Midnight, Juno and the Paycock, The Three-penny Opera, Galileo, and Purgatory. Plays by August Strindberg, First Series Contents: The dream play - The link - The dance of death part I and II. Language: English: LoC Class: PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures: Subject: Strindberg, August, 1849-1912 - Translations into English Subject: Swedish drama - Translations into English Category: Text.
Play Strindberg | |
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Written by | Friedrich Dürrenmatt |
Date premiered | 8 February 1969 |
Place premiered | Basel, Switzerland |
Original language | German |
Play Strindberg is a comedy play by the Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt, written in 1968 and published in 1969.[1] It is a free adaptation of August Strindberg's The Dance of Death, using Strindberg's characters. The title is a reference to Jacques Loussier's jazz trio Play Bach.[2] The play premiered in Basel on 8 February 1969.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ abHochman, Stanley (1984). McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama. New York City: McGraw-Hill. p. 62. ISBN0070791694.
- ^Crockett, Roger Alan (1998). Understanding Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. p. 135. ISBN9780585339498.
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Play Strindberg | |
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Written by | Friedrich Dürrenmatt |
Date premiered | 8 February 1969 |
Place premiered | Basel, Switzerland |
Original language | German |
Play Strindberg is a comedy play by the Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt, written in 1968 and published in 1969.[1] It is a free adaptation of August Strindberg's The Dance of Death, using Strindberg's characters. The title is a reference to Jacques Loussier's jazz trio Play Bach.[2] The play premiered in Basel on 8 February 1969.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ abHochman, Stanley (1984). McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama. New York City: McGraw-Hill. p. 62. ISBN0070791694.
- ^Crockett, Roger Alan (1998). Understanding Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. p. 135. ISBN9780585339498.
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