Table of Contents

Foreword 7 Strindberg’s Miss Julie 10 The text 10 The preface 11 Reader or spectator? 12 Time and place 17 Action 19 Characters 20 Configurations 25 Entrances and exits 27 Speech situations 29 Addressing and reporting 37 Narration 44 Dialogue 53 Key words 64 Symbolism 71 Opening 75 Mimes 78 Ballet 79 Ending 80 “A Naturalistic Tragedy” 82 Bergman’s Miss Julie 91 Conclusions 121 Photos from the performance 126 Förord 139 Strindbergs Fröken Julie 142 Texten 142 Photos from the performance

About the Author

Egil Törnqvist (19.12.1932 - 9.3.2015) was professor emeritus of Scandinavian studies at the University of Amsterdam, author of Drama as Text and Performance, and a leading Strindberg and Bergman scholar. In 2004, he received the renowned Strindberg Prize.