{"product_id":"miss-julie-and-the-stronger-two-plays-9780571205431","title":"Miss Julie and the Stronger: Two Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrank McGuinness presents scintillating new versions of two of August Strindberg's plays -- one a major work, the other less well known. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiss Julie\u003c\/i\u003e is Strindberg's examination of power, sex, and class, set on a midsummer's eve in a nobleman's house and focusing on the shifting relationship between Miss Julie, the daughter of the house, and Jean, her father's manservant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stronger\u003c\/i\u003e is a short play that explores the complex range of emotions felt by Madame X when she encounters Mademoiselle Y, her husband's former mistress, at a fashionable cafe. Calling Mademoiselle Y worn out and evil, Madame X says that the triumph of her marriage proves she is the stronger of the two -- even though these words ring hollow, as she attempts to deceive only herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank McGuinness\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several plays, including \u003ci\u003eSomeone Who'll Watch Over Me\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as many acclaimed translations and adaptations, including \u003ci\u003eElectra\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at University College, Dublin, and lives in Dublin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAugust Strindberg\u003c\/b\u003e (1849-1912) was a Swedish dramatist, novelist, poet and essayist. His plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Father\u003c\/i\u003e (1887), \u003ci\u003eMiss Julie\u003c\/i\u003e (1888), \u003ci\u003eThe Sronger\u003c\/i\u003e (1890), \u003ci\u003eEaster \u003c\/i\u003e(1900), \u003ci\u003eThe Dance of Death\u003c\/i\u003e (1900), \u003ci\u003eA Dream Play\u003c\/i\u003e (1902), and \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost Sonata\u003c\/i\u003e (1907).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50643305300242,"sku":"9780571205431","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_71815b0f-c592-468b-b1c7-4f08be37c372.jpg?v=1733082319","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/miss-julie-and-the-stronger-two-plays-9780571205431","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}