The House as Setting and Metaphor in Strindberg's Chamber Plays

The House as Setting and Metaphor in Strindberg's Chamber Plays

The houses Strindberg describes in his stage directions for the chamber plays demand a great deal of sheer physical space. A part of a practical, dramaturgical reality that calls for visualization, they constitue an integral part of the setting. It has in fact been said that in Strindberg's cha...

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Veröffentlicht in:Theatre research international 1993-03, Vol.18 (S1), p.37-41
1. Verfasser: Steene, Birgitta
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The houses Strindberg describes in his stage directions for the chamber plays demand a great deal of sheer physical space. A part of a practical, dramaturgical reality that calls for visualization, they constitue an integral part of the setting. It has in fact been said that in Strindberg's chamber plays ‘houses are the main characters’.
ISSN:0307-8833
1474-0672
DOI:10.1017/S0307883300021088