The Genius of the Scandinavian Theater Author:Evert Sprinchorn The compelling dramatic power particular to Scandinavian theater is reflected in the work of the Nordic masters Ibsen and Strindberg. These two men, one a realist, the other a visionary, have exerted a most significant influence upon the course of modern drama. — This superb anthology presents seven great Scandinavian plays, most of which are un... more »available in any other paperback edition. Inclued are Jeppe of the Hill, the famous comedy by Scandinavia's first major playwright, Ludvig Holberg; and two plays by contemporary dramatists Par Lagerkvist and Kjeld Abell, who carry on the tradition of Scandinavian innovation, originality, and exploration into the farthest reaches of human character.
The Genius of the Scandinavian Theater features seven plays
Jeppe of the Hill.......Holberg
The Wild Duck...........Ibsen
The Master Builder......Ibsen
To Damascus, Part I.....Strindberg
Crimes and Crimes.......Strindberg
The Difficult Hour......Lagerkvist
Days on a Cloud.........Abell
plus essays by Brandes, Shaw, Weigand, Brandell, Bentley, Lagerkvist, Bredsdorff« less