Miss Julie
by August Strindberg

Name: Miss Julie
Brand: August Strindberg
SKU: 9780413775825
Rating: 3.42 (15611 reviews)

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90 minsScandinavian

What readers are saying

Readers generally admire the depth and complexity of 'Miss Julie', highlighting its exploration of social themes and character dynamics. Many appreciate its historical significance and the skillful translation that captures Strindberg's intent. However, some find the misogynistic aspects troubling and the characters unlikable, leading to mixed feelings about the play's overall impact.

Deep exploration of social themesStrong character dynamicsWell-translated editionHistorically significantMisogynistic elements notedSome characters unlikable

Synopsis

In Miss Julie, a willful young aristocrat, whose perverse nature has already driven her fiancé to break off their engagement, pursues and effectively seduces her father's valet during the course of a Midsummer's Eve celebration.

The progress of that seduction and the play's stunning denouement shocked Swedish audiences who first attended the play in 1889.

Despite its controversial debut, this now-classic drama, inspired by the new ideas of naturalism and psychology that swept Europe in the late 19th century, helped to shape modern theater, and remains one of the most potent-and most frequently performed-of modern plays.

The full text of Miss Julie is reprinted here as translated by Edwin Björkman, complete with Strindberg's critical preface to the play, considered by many to be one of the most important manifestos in theater history.

ThemesCriticism and interpretationStrindberg, August , 1849-1912 Social classes--Drama Strindberg, August , 1849-1912 Sex role Social classes Sex role--Drama

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Janet McTeer in "Miss Julie" by Strindberg (1987) / p1 / intro

Available Editions

Format	Publisher	Year	Pages	ISBN-13	Price
Paperback · Revised ed.	Dover Publications	1992	64	9780486272818	£1.49
Paperback · Sprinchorn, trans.	Samuel French	—	—	9780936839158	£7.72
Paperback · Stockenstrom, trans.	Samuel French	—	—	9781566631099	£7.83
Paperback · First Edition	Methuen	2009	160	9780413775825	£9.99
Paperback	Broadway Play Publishing	2003	46	9780881452044	£14.56