Selected Plays Volume II

<div> <p>This second volume of the great Swedish writer August Strindberg's plays begins with <i>To Damascus I</i> (1898) the first of a trilogy. It mirrors his own departure from the naturalism he had explored in several of his earlier works as he set forth on a spiritual odyssey. <i>Crimes and Crimes</i> (1899) from the beginning of his symbolist mode is a lighter take on the themes in <i>To Damascus I</i>. The first of a two-part play <i>Dance of Death I</i> (1900) depicts a dysfunctional marriage. <i>A Dream Play</i> (1901) which is one of Strindberg's most influential shows reality converted into a dream; many critics consider it his greatest play. In 1907 Strindberg founded the Intimate Theater in Stockholm; <i>The Ghost Sonata</i> (1907) and <i>The Pelican</i> (1907) which were written for its opening are two examples of a chamber play a genre that Strindberg helped to originate.</p> </div>