Miss Julie and The Stronger Two Plays [Paperback]

Frank McGuinness presents scintillating new versions of two of August Strindberg's plays -- one a major work, the other less well known.Miss Julieis Strindberg's examination of power, sex, and class, set on a midsummer's eve in a nobleman's house and focusing on the shifting relationship between Miss Julie, the daughter of the house, and Jean, her father's manservant.The Strongeris a short play that explores the complex range of emotions felt by Madame X when she encounters Mademoiselle Y, her husband's former mistress, at a fashionable cafe. Calling Mademoiselle Y worn out and evil, Madame X says that the triumph of her marriage proves she is the stronger of the two -- even though these words ring hollow, as she attempts to deceive only herself.

Frank McGuinnessis the author of several plays, includingSomeone Who'll Watch Over Me, as well as many acclaimed translations and adaptations, includingElectraandA Doll's House. He teaches at University College, Dublin, and lives in Dublin.

August Strindberg(1849-1912) was a Swedish dramatist, novelist, poet and essayist. His plays includeThe Father(1887),Miss Julie(1888),The Sronger(1890),Easter(1900),The Dance of Death(1900),A Dream Play(1902), andThe Ghost Sonata(1907).