by Michael Meyer (Author)
Michale Meyer is widely regarded as the leading authority on Ibsen and as one of the leading authorities on Strindberg. The three short plays in this volume provide intriguing insights into the personalities and often contratsing views of these two formidable figures. Includes: Lunatic and Lover, A Meeting in Rome and The Summer in Gossensass.
Author Biography
Meyer was born in London into a timber merchant family of Jewish origin. He is best known for his translations of the works of two Scandinavian playwrights, Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg. Braham Murray wrote of Meyer in his obituary published by The Guardian that Meyer was the greatest translator of Ibsen and Strindberg into English there has ever been even superior to William Archer.