{"product_id":"miss-julie-paperback-4","title":"Miss Julie - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAugust Strindberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Eldridge\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a fortnight and often regarded as Strindberg's masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eMiss Julie\u003c\/i\u003e is shocking in subject-matter, revolutionary in technique, and was fiercely attacked on publication for immorality.\u003cbr\u003eSweden, 1894. Midsummer night's celebrations are in full swing but the Count's daughter, the beautiful and imperious Miss Julie, feels trapped and alone. Downstairs in the servants' kitchen, handsome and rebellious footman Jean is feeling restless. When they meet a passion is ignited that soon spirals out of control. Strindberg's masterpiece caused a scandal when first produced - and has been hugely popular ever since - for its viscerally honest portrait of the class system and human sexuality.\u003cbr\u003eThe conflict between sexual passion and social position is presented in \u003ci\u003eMiss Julie\u003c\/i\u003e 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was banned by the censor and its first public production three years later in Berlin aroused such protests that it was withdrawn after one performance. \u003ci\u003eMiss Julie\u003c\/i\u003e has since become one of Strindberg's most popular and frequently performed plays.\u003cbr\u003eThis new version by highly-acclaimed playwright and translator David Eldridge is contemporary but faithful, and combines accessibility with fluency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAugust Strindberg\u003c\/b\u003e (1849-1912) was born in Stockholm and began writing plays in 1869. His first major play was \u003ci\u003eMaster Olof\u003c\/i\u003e, written in 1872 but not performed for nine years. His other plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Father\u003c\/i\u003e (1887), \u003ci\u003eMiss Julie\u003c\/i\u003e (1888), \u003ci\u003eCreditors\u003c\/i\u003e (1888), \u003ci\u003eTo Damascus, Parts I and II\u003c\/i\u003e (1898), \u003ci\u003eA Dream Play\u003c\/i\u003e (1901) and \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost Sonata\u003c\/i\u003e (1907). \u003cb\u003eDavid Eldridge\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Romford, Greater London. His full-length plays include \u003ci\u003eUnder the Blue Sky\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court Theatre, 2000, awarded Best New Play in the West End in 2001); \u003ci\u003eFesten\u003c\/i\u003e (Almeida and Lyric Theatre, 2004); \u003ci\u003eM.A.D.\u003c\/i\u003e (Bush Theatre, 2004); \u003ci\u003eIncomplete and Random Acts of Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court Theatre, 2005); a new version of Ibsen's \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Duck\u003c\/i\u003e (Donmar Warehouse, 2005); \u003ci\u003eMarket Boy\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre, 2006); a new version of Ibsen's \u003ci\u003eJohn Gabriel Borkman\u003c\/i\u003e (Donmar Warehouse, 2007); a new version of Ibsen's \u003ci\u003eThe Lady from the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Exchange Theatre, 2010); \u003ci\u003eThe Knot of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e (Almeida, 2011) and \u003ci\u003eIn Basildon\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court, 2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718275076159,"sku":"9781408172759","price":29.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b192aa9e2a39f3050bb192d87e83deff.webp?v=1765081345","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/miss-julie-paperback-4","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}