LINKTV Journal February 4, 2014
A name, he knew, tells only part of the story. A name doesnt convey ones personal history, real and imagined, ones dreams, nightmares, personal quirks, the demons that haunt, but also reveal. It was strindbergs interest in the psychological and in the strange new method of expressing it dramatically that gives him a special place in theater history and has made his influence felt by every major playwright of the 20th century. In the late 19th century, concern for psychological truth in the arts paralleled freuds investigation of the subconscious. Painters were finding ways to express strong em...