The Ghost Sonata | Discourse and Scenography in The Ghost Sonata
In the following essay, Berry presents how Strindberg uses the dialogue and staging of The Ghost Sonata to develop his concept of reality as a ‘‘single and unified fabric consisting of a homogeneous blend of matter and mind."
August Strindberg's The Ghost Sonata is the most produced of his Chamber Plays. Its complexity and depth allow a great many directorial approaches and absorb countless interpretations. Perhaps this is one reason for its popularity: expressionism, symbolism, and realism can all be found in the work and can each, when used as a major production style, produce valid, powerful results. From the realistic interpretation given the play by Olof Molander, to the divergent expressionistic approaches taken by Max Reinhardt and Ingmar Bergman, The Ghost Sonata has been proven to be a...
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