Download or read book Plays from the Cynical Life written by August Strindberg and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The plays in this volume are one-act dramas based on human situations as conceived and interpreted by Strindberg at a time when he was convinced human beings are essentially selfish, self-centered creatures. All of them have been presented successfully in Swedish and other Scandinavian theaters. The situations are surely typical: people's willingness to claim credit for a fellow human being's success, a mother's manipulation of her daughter's life, a wife's inddiference to her mate except when others obviously wan him, denigration of a mate for one's own purposes, indifference to rationalization of one's sins, playing with one's own and others' emotions, and the unhesitant destruction of a fellow human being, at least partly in the name of religion. Written toward the end of his pre-Inferno period, Strindberg labelled these plays "one-acters out of cynical life." ["En aktare. Ur det chniska livet"]. Translations of two other plays--The Stronger and The Bond--which belong to this group were included in Pre-Inferno Plays (University of Washington Press, 1970). In translating these plays, Walter Johnson has presented American versions, faithful to the original and expressed in languages as idiomatic and natural as the original Swedish.
Download or read book A Cynic s Guide to a Rich and Full Life written by Mario DiGiorgio and published by Last Gasp. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rising prize-winning comedian DiGiorgio gives advice on how to be more self-centred, cynical an, most importantly, how to have a good time. Some suggest that this black cloud of wisdom is, in fact, the Anti-Christ in paperback. But there comes a time when children need tripping, dolphins need flogging and, by gum, old people need a-murderin'. Everyone needs DigGiorgio's life guidance for a brighter and more bitter tomorrow.
Download or read book Miss Julie and Other Plays written by Johan August Strindberg and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 1998-11-05 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Father; A Dream Play; Miss Julie; The Ghost Sonata; The Dance of Death `Ibsen can sit serenely in his Doll's House,' Sean O'Casey remarked, `while Strindberg is battling with his heaven and his hell.' Strindberg was one of the most extreme, and ultimately the most influential theatrical innovators of the late nineteenth century. The five plays translated here are those on which Strindberg's international reputation as a dramatist principally rests and this edition embraces his crucial transition from Naturalism to Modernism, from his two finest achievements as a psychological realist, The Father and Miss Julie, to the three plays in which he redefined the possibilities of European drama following his return to the theatre in 1898. Michael Robinson's highly performable translations are based on the authoritative texts of the new edition of Strindberg's collected works in Sweden and include the Preface to Miss Julie, Strindberg's manifesto of theatrical naturalism. Introduction Textual Note Bibliography Chronology Explanatory Notes ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Download or read book The Social and Religious Plays of Strindberg written by John Ward and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1980 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book John M Synge written by John Masefield and published by Letchworth [Eng.] : Garden City Press. This book was released on 1916 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dialogic Civility in a Cynical Age written by Ronald C. Arnett and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1999-09-30 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dialogic Civility in a Cynical Age offers a philosophical and pragmatic response to unreflective cynicism. Considering that each of us has faced inappropriate cynical communication in families, educational institutions, and the workplace, this book offers insight and practical guidance for people interested in improving their interpersonal relationships in an age of rampant cynicism.
Download or read book Strindberg s One act Plays written by August Strindberg and published by Pocket Books. This book was released on 1969 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Function of Cynicism at the Present Time written by Helen Small and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-06-29 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cynicism is usually seen as a provocative mode of dissent from conventional moral thought, casting doubt on the motives that guide right conduct. When critics today complain that it is ubiquitous but lacks the serious bite of classical Cynicism, they express concern that it can now only be corrosively negative. The Function of Cynicism at the Present Time takes a more balanced view. Re-evaluating the role of cynicism in literature, cultural criticism, and philosophy from 1840 to the present, it treats cynic confrontationalism as a widely-employed credibility-check on the promotion of moral ideals--with roots in human psychology. Helen Small investigates how writers have engaged with Cynic traditions of thought, and later more gestural styles of cynicism, to re-calibrate dominant moral values, judgements of taste, and political agreements. The argument develops through a series of cynic challenges to accepted moral thinking: Friedrich Nietzsche on morality; Thomas Carlyle v. J. S. Mill on the permissible limits of moral provocation; Arnold on the freedom of criticism; George Eliot and Ford Madox Ford on cosmopolitanism; Bertrand Russell, John Dewey, and Laura Kipnis on the conditions of work in the university. The Function of Cynicism treats topics of present-day public concern: abrasive styles of public argument; debasing challenges to conventional morality; free speech, moral controversialism; the authority of reason and the limits of that authority; nationalism and resistance to nationalism; and liberty of expression as a core principle of the university.
Download or read book Strindberg Plays 1 written by August Strindberg and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-03-20 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains three of Strindberg's most famous plays, spanning twenty years of prodigious creativity and recurrent personal crises: The Father, which displays Strindberg's suspicion of women at its most implacable, 'powerful and profound' (Guy de Maupassant); Miss Julie (1888), which he called his masterpiece, and in which he presents with startling modernity the conflict between sexual passion and social position; and The Ghost Sonata (1907), written in physical pain and spiritual torment, which is a phantasmagoric dream play, 'a direct source for the Theatre of the Absurd' (Martin Esslin)."Michael Meyer is the translator most actors turn to when seeking a definitive text" (Sunday Times)
Download or read book Life Sucks written by Aaron Posner and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-06-18 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this brash reworking of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, a group of old friends, ex-lovers, estranged in-laws, and lifelong enemies gather to grapple with life’s thorniest questions—and each other. What could possibly go wrong? Incurably lustful and lonely, hapless and hopeful, these seven souls collide and stumble their way towards a new understanding that LIFE SUCKS! Or does it?
Download or read book I Never Thought of It That Way written by Mónica Guzmán and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PORCHLIGHT BOOKS JUNE 2022 NONFICTION BESTSELLER “I can see this book helping estranged parties who are equally invested in bridging a gap—it could be assigned reading for fractured families aspiring to a harmonious Thanksgiving dinner.” —New York Times “Like all skills, these techniques take practice. But anyone who sincerely wants to bridge the gaps in understanding will appreciate this book. Guzmán is emphatic about making an effort to work on difficult conversations.” —Manhattan Book Review We think we have the answers, but we need to be asking a lot more questions. Journalist Mónica Guzmán is the loving liberal daughter of Mexican immigrants who voted—twice—for Donald Trump. When the country could no longer see straight across the political divide, Mónica set out to find what was blinding us and discovered the most eye-opening tool we’re not using: our own built-in curiosity. Partisanship is up, trust is down, and our social media feeds make us sure we’re right and everyone else is ignorant (or worse). But avoiding one another is hurting our relationships and our society. In this timely, personal guide, Mónica, the chief storyteller for the national cross-partisan depolarization organization Braver Angels, takes you to the real front lines of a crisis that threatens to grind America to a halt—broken conversations among confounded people. She shows you how to overcome the fear and certainty that surround us to finally do what only seems impossible: understand and even learn from people in your life whose whole worldview is different from or even opposed to yours. Drawing from cross-partisan conversations she’s had, organized, or witnessed everywhere from the echo chambers on social media to the wheat fields in Oregon to raw, unfiltered fights with her own family on election night, Mónica shows how you can put your natural sense of wonder to work for you immediately, finding the answers you need by talking with people—rather than about them—and asking the questions you want, curiously. In these pages, you’ll learn: How to ask what you really want to know (even if you’re afraid to) How to grow smarter from even the most tense interactions, online or off How to cross boundaries and find common ground—with anyone Whether you’re left, right, center, or not a fan of labels: If you’re ready to fight back against the confusion, heartbreak, and madness of our dangerously divided times—in your own life, at least—Mónica’s got the tools and fresh, surprising insights to prove that seeing where people are coming from isn’t just possible. It’s easier than you think.
Download or read book Strindberg and Genre written by Michael Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can incontestably be regarded as an essential work for any person or library seriously interested in Strindberg. The fact that it appears in English is of inestimable value, since it makes available to a wide public the fruits of distinguished Swedi
Download or read book On Ten Plays of Shakespeare written by Stopford Augustus Brooke and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plays Of Eugene OneillA Critical Study written by Monika Gupta and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 2001 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Present Book, The Plays Of Eugene O Neill : A Critical Study, Is A Full-Length Study Of Eugene O Neill S Major Plays. O Neil, Who Was Awarded The Nobel Prize For Literature In November 1936, Has A Firm Belief That Powerlessness, Cultural-Estrangement, Social-Isolation, Self-Estrangement And Normlessness Are The Major Factors Which Account For The Realistic Representation Of The Problems Of The Individual In His Plays. O Neill S Plays Are Modern Tragedies, Striking At The Very Root Of Sickness Inherent In The Present Day World. He Claims That He Has Studied Man Not In Relation To Man, But Man In Relation To God.
Download or read book Representative English Plays from the Middle Ages to the End of the Nineteenth Century written by John Strong Perry Tatlock and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
