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Miss Julie David Thomas

Miss Julie By David Thomas

Miss Julie by David Thomas


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Summary

Presents the conflict between sexual and social position. This work belongs to the series of plays, notably The Father and Creditors, in which sex and marriage are treated with frank realism.

Miss Julie Summary

Miss Julie by David Thomas

Miss Julie (1888), written in a fortnight, was regarded by Strindberg as his masterpiece, 'the first naturalistic tragedy of the Swedish drama'. Shocking in subject-matter, revolutionary in technique, it was fiercely attacked on publication for immorality. On Midsummer Eve, Miss Julie, the daughter of a count, sleeps with her father's valet, Jean. The subsequent conflict between sexual passion and social position, which leads to her suicide, is presented with startling modernity. The play's premiere at Strindberg's experimental theatre in Denmark in 1889 was banned by the censor and its first public production three years later in Berlin aroused such protests that it was withdrawn after one performance. Miss Julie has since become one of Strindberg's most popular and frequently performed plays. Commentary and notes by David Thomas and Jo Taylor.

Miss Julie Reviews

'August Strinberg's blistering 1888 drama.' Elisabeth Mahoney, Guardian, 19.06.10

About David Thomas

August Strindberg (1849-1912) was born in Stockholm and began writing plays in 1869. His first major play was Master Olof, written in 1872 but not performed for nine years. His other plays include The Father (1887), Miss Julie (1888), Creditors (1888), To Damascus, Parts I and II (1898), A Dream Pla y (1901) and The Ghost Sonata (1907).

Additional information

GOR002835847
9780413775825
0413775828
Miss Julie by David Thomas
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20060504
160
N/A
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Customer Reviews - Miss Julie