Strindberg: A Play In Two Scenes
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Behind the genius lies the torment — Colin Wilson's Strindberg: A Play in Two Scenes pulls back the curtain on one of theatre's most turbulent and visionary minds, the Swedish playwright August Strindberg, whose pioneering naturalism and expressionism forever reshaped the dramatic arts. In just two tightly constructed scenes, Wilson presents an intimate and psychologically charged portrait of the man himself, placing Strindberg at the centre of his own emotional storms — his volcanic relationships, his battles with madness, and his relentless, often self-destructive pursuit of artistic truth. Wilson, himself one of the 20th century's most provocative and wide-ranging intellectual figures, brings his characteristic philosophical intensity to the stage, crafting dialogue that crackles with existential urgency and raw human conflict. Known for his groundbreaking work The Outsider, Wilson's fascination with creative genius and social alienation finds a natural subject in Strindberg, a man who embodied the archetype of the tortured artist. This compact yet resonant drama invites the reader to consider whether greatness and suffering are truly inseparable — a question that lingers long after the final scene.
Author: Colin Wilson
Format: Hardback
Genre: Plays
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Behind the genius lies the torment — Colin Wilson's Strindberg: A Play in Two Scenes pulls back the curtain on one of theatre's most turbulent and visionary minds, the Swedish playwright August Strindberg, whose pioneering naturalism and expressionism forever reshaped the dramatic arts. In just two tightly constructed scenes, Wilson presents an intimate and psychologically charged portrait of the man himself, placing Strindberg at the centre of his own emotional storms — his volcanic relationships, his battles with madness, and his relentless, often self-destructive pursuit of artistic truth. Wilson, himself one of the 20th century's most provocative and wide-ranging intellectual figures, brings his characteristic philosophical intensity to the stage, crafting dialogue that crackles with existential urgency and raw human conflict. Known for his groundbreaking work The Outsider, Wilson's fascination with creative genius and social alienation finds a natural subject in Strindberg, a man who embodied the archetype of the tortured artist. This compact yet resonant drama invites the reader to consider whether greatness and suffering are truly inseparable — a question that lingers long after the final scene.