{"product_id":"9781840021936","title":"Three Plays About Ibsen and Strindberg","description":"\u003ch3\u003eOberon Modern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThree Plays About Ibsen and Strindberg\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichael Meyer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes the plays Lunatic and Lover, A Meeting in Rome, The Summer in Gossensass.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Meyer is widely regarded as the leading authority on Ibsen and as one of the leading authorities on Strindberg. The three short plays in this volume have all been widely and successfully performed and they provide intriguing insights into the personalties and often contrasting views of these two formidable figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMeyer was born in London into a timber merchant family of Jewish origin. He is best known for his translations of the works of two Scandinavian playwrights, Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg. Braham Murray wrote of Meyer in his obituary published by The Guardian that Meyer was the greatest translator of Ibsen and Strindberg into English there has ever been even superior to William Archer.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 September 2001\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOberon Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781840021936\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e136\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369360326796,"sku":"9781840021936","price":24.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_310480c2-fb45-4759-99f9-ba07b66292b4.jpg?v=1783878899","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781840021936","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}