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Miss Julie
The mortal conflict of the sexes, traced here by Strindberg in the clash between an aristocratic young woman and her valet. Ms. Stockenstrom's new translation retains the rhythm and emotional feel of the original while making the prose more playable for today's audiences.
Paperback, 64 pages
Published
November 25th 2007
by Ivan R. Dee Publisher
(first published 1888)
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'Miss Julie' de August Strindberg siempre ha sido una de mis obras teatrales favoritas. ¿Cómo no me va a gustar si habla de las relaciones entre amos y criados, de la lucha de clases, de la guerra de sexos y tiene veladas alusiones a una relación sadomasoquista? En serio, es magnífica: compleja, sutil y sorprendente. Está preñada de violencia psicológica. Es fascinante. Luego, me leí otra obra de Strindberg (ya no recuerdo el título, imagínense si me impactó) y la terminé realmente enfadada, por...more
August Strindberg was an author of short stories. He wrote "A Doll's House," which was another short story that I read and I actually liked it. "Miss Julie," is a play about a woman name Julie who drove her fiance to break off their engagement and she tried to seduce her father's valet during the course of a Midsummer's Eve. She successfully seduced him and wanted him to leave and run away with her. There isn't too many current events have connection to this story, which was...more
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Although it was nice to read a play that was only thirty something pages long, Miss Julie was very difficult to get into. It took me about ten or fifteen pages to understand that Julie was the Count's daughter and that Jean was a man, not a woman. I think the story line would have been much easier to follow if watching the play instead of reading it out of a book. Since the play was short, the story line was fast paced and I had to make several assumptions because not every event was written cle...more
I would highly recommend this book to someone who enjoys reading about drama filled soap opera relationships. I believe that so many people can honestly understand how she is feeling and can actually relate to her. It also can show the readers just how everyones morals might not be the same, it might be different in someone elses eyes.
The play Miss Julie is based mostly from mortality, lust, scandals, and lies. It is mortality because miss Julie can't tell right from wrong, all of th...more
The play Miss Julie is based mostly from mortality, lust, scandals, and lies. It is mortality because miss Julie can't tell right from wrong, all of th...more
I love Strindberg for his minimalism on stage (stage design) and the spirit of experimentator, at the same time. I guess "Miss Julie" is not the best play of all times, but it was designed for small theatres, it required completely new set of lights (from the side rather than from the bottom) and it gives more room for actors to contribute to the final effect (likely, natural monologues, pantomimes, even ballet!). It must be enchanting to see it on stage! The plot is simple - on the Mi...more
Never. Ever. Again. EVER, you got that?
I read an excerpt from this in our practice exam for Lit. It was the part where Jean is telling Miss Julie about how he once fell in love with her, but couldn't attain her because she was the daughter of a count and he was only a servant, and it was so beautiful and over-the-top romantic that I thought, I HAVE to read this!. I asked my teacher if she had it, and to my surprise, she said 'yes'. I asked if it had a happy ending, and she said, "...more
I read an excerpt from this in our practice exam for Lit. It was the part where Jean is telling Miss Julie about how he once fell in love with her, but couldn't attain her because she was the daughter of a count and he was only a servant, and it was so beautiful and over-the-top romantic that I thought, I HAVE to read this!. I asked my teacher if she had it, and to my surprise, she said 'yes'. I asked if it had a happy ending, and she said, "...more
This was my first stab at Strindberg, and dear lord did he stab back. This is a play about hate & power, and about passion & the lack thereof.
I'm shocked, looking back on this emotionally brutal play, to see how deeply engaged it was with the same "topics" of oppressive gender and class power structures. It does these right: they inform the emotional physics of the scenario, instead of being it's end.
The play is set over the course of a perfect Summer night. Th...more
I'm shocked, looking back on this emotionally brutal play, to see how deeply engaged it was with the same "topics" of oppressive gender and class power structures. It does these right: they inform the emotional physics of the scenario, instead of being it's end.
The play is set over the course of a perfect Summer night. Th...more
الانسه جولى ...قصه كئيبه قطعا مهما حاولت النظر لها من زاويا فلسفيه او ان تقارنها بالمأسى الاغريقيه او ان تعقد مقارنه بينها و بين الادب السويدى عموما و مسرح ابسن خصوصا فهى من جميع النواحى قصه كئيبه و مقبضه بنهايه اكثر كأبه
لكن وسط النكد شعرت بانى وجدت ما رغب الكاتب فيها...فاذا كانت معتقدات الانسه جولى خليط من افكار ابيها و مشاعر امها و معتقدات خطيبها السابق ..فاذا سقطت فيكون خطأ من؟؟... بين فكره الانسه جولى و بين المأسى الاغريقيه القديمه تشابه حيث مواجهه البطل لاهوال القوى الخارجيه اما ا...more
لكن وسط النكد شعرت بانى وجدت ما رغب الكاتب فيها...فاذا كانت معتقدات الانسه جولى خليط من افكار ابيها و مشاعر امها و معتقدات خطيبها السابق ..فاذا سقطت فيكون خطأ من؟؟... بين فكره الانسه جولى و بين المأسى الاغريقيه القديمه تشابه حيث مواجهه البطل لاهوال القوى الخارجيه اما ا...more
Miss Julie is one of the most intriguing and unique plays I have ever read. Miss Julie is a scandalous girl who decides to seduce the valet, Jean. At first he is reluctant, especially considering he is involved with another woman (not that Miss Julie would let that stop her). I liked this play because I enjoyed the topic of the differences between men and woman. Miss Julie is an interesting type of woman who claims to hate men while she continues to be quite promiscuous. Honestly I found it to b...more
Miss Julie by August Strindberg was a very short book that took little time to read. I love short books because it seems just easier to read and if a book is too long then it just starts to get almost repetitive or just boring. Which contributes to the reason why I only gave the book two stars, I love short books but Miss Julie was almost too short and that is very hard for me to say. The book was hard to understand to start. The characters were hard to understand and even a little hard to tell ...more
The actors and the actresses are not my favorite in this play. Jean is a deceiving, misleading, scandalous man. Miss Julie is a confused, childish, lost lady. I didn't appreciate the tricks that were played by the two, nor did I like the fact Christine was there, but not actually there. In other words I HATED IT.
The play was well written, yet it wasn't as good at the end like it started off. The story wasn't mysterious enough to me. The dissapointment that comes from Jean, pursuing Miss J...more
The play was well written, yet it wasn't as good at the end like it started off. The story wasn't mysterious enough to me. The dissapointment that comes from Jean, pursuing Miss J...more
For a play, I thought this was fairly easy to understand. However, it helped for me to read notes on it, in addition to the play, because knowledge of the 1800s lifestyle is required to understand some of the norms and situations in the story. I hated the characters, but I think that might have been Strindberg's purpose: to show the extremes of opposing sides like male/female roles and different class ranks. Julie at first seemed like an inconsiderate snob, but as I continued reading I was begin...more
Miss Julie, daughter of the Count, is the main character in this odd by striking story. Julie lives with a luxurous family, in the high class. Her family takes pride in their heritage, and has strict rules and guidelines. Julie begins to challenge these guidelines by having a sexual relationship with one of her father's servants, Jean. The Count would be appalled if he found out about his daughter's affairs. Jean and Julie's relationship kicks off with Julie seducing the low-class Jean into some...more
Miss Julie, by playwright August Strindberg, depicts the typical class struggle between "lovers." Only, it gets more complicated. Perhaps Julie and Jean aren't lovers after all; they are simply looking for a way out of the unsatisfying positions in their lives through each other. They get too involved too quickly, and without thinking. This is a play with very high stakes, which motivates all of the action, giving it a solid 5 out of 5 stars. This corrupt "Romeo and Juliet" c...more
It had strong langugae,the form,layout of the play was well done. The story was pretty shallow,not much of a story really. It was only two characters with over the top feelings screaming at each other. That sounds like many great plays but you need more quality,depth than this.
In the foreward Strindberg says he wanted the characters to be characterless. It felt too much like the main female character was only a way to write his views on how a woman of his times should not be. Jean ...more
In the foreward Strindberg says he wanted the characters to be characterless. It felt too much like the main female character was only a way to write his views on how a woman of his times should not be. Jean ...more
This play is a shocking story of a struggle for power, love, and lust. The psychology Strindberg uses in this play is shockingly realistic, in the back stories of the characters affecting how they form relationships with others.
The realism in this play makes it ever more shocking and disturbing, when the story goes from bad to worse in this tragedy of (Maybe) lovers. This classic play, written in Swedish in 1888, is typical of Strindberg's style, considered one of his staple works. The ...more
The realism in this play makes it ever more shocking and disturbing, when the story goes from bad to worse in this tragedy of (Maybe) lovers. This classic play, written in Swedish in 1888, is typical of Strindberg's style, considered one of his staple works. The ...more
Miss Julie is a short play written by August Strindberg. I think that after the author wrote this book, they should have forever stopped writing. Everything about it is dumb. It is basically about the counts daughter, Julie, who is so "scandalous" that she just HAS to seduce her fathers valet. This whole play could of been less of a waste of my time if she just wasn't a prostitute. I gotta give it to the man Jean though, he put her in her place. He twisted her mind with tales of love, ...more
Boy meets girl, boy seduces girl, boy plans to elope with girl, boy wrings girl's pet bird's neck, boy changes his mind, girl kills herself. For some reason, Hollywood have never wholeheartedly embraced this formula. I can't imagine why not.
My late grandmother-in-law was an amazing, larger-than-life character, who looked as though she'd stepped straight out of Fanny och Alexander. Her family was distantly related to that of Strindberg's first wife, and, until the day she died, she s...more
My late grandmother-in-law was an amazing, larger-than-life character, who looked as though she'd stepped straight out of Fanny och Alexander. Her family was distantly related to that of Strindberg's first wife, and, until the day she died, she s...more
I found this book under the sofa and I just read it and in one sitting. I didn't know what to expect. This play surprised me. It was kind of scary and strange to me, but I couldn't stop reading.
Generally a well-made play. An easy read and I really appreciated the intimacy of the play. I'd like to see it staged. I didn't really agree with Strindberg's purpose and often found myself sympathizing with Julie although I don't necessary think we are meant to. The power struggles within the play are almost too literal for my liking but the concept is good and the dialogue is interesting and well rounded. I enjoyed the use of symbols in place of the missing Count (boots and the bell) and I als...more
It's strange to have never read this play and then to read it twice in one day. I was drafted at the last minute to read the stage directions for this play. So, while I have heard it twice aloud, I have not savored it slowly on my own. Nonetheless, it is a fast, entertaining read with interesting elements to play with. I have yet to read the author's preface which I am told is a doozy and adds fuel to the fire that burns around whether Strindberg was a misogynist or not. I think I'm on the ...more
Classic, but a bit depressing.
“Miss Julie” is a play that is centered around Julie, a troubled woman that has issues with men. She just broke it off with her fiance and seems to be looking for fun. She first attends a dance with all people of a lower class than her, a scandal for her time. There, she acts wild and dances with Jean, her family’s valet. Jean is engaged but gets involved with Julie anyway because of the fact that she is in the higher social class that he wants to be in. His clever lies and false charm convince ...more
Miss Julie is a story about a girl: Miss Julie and a valet;Jean who went against the morall of the time one Midsummer's Night Eve. Miss Julie is a spoiled young woman who is always gets everything she wants due to her backround of wealth and riches. Jean is an engaged lower class man who is a gentleman but must give in to all Miss Julie's wishes. Miss Julie begins "testing the water" when she constantly demands that Jean must dance with her. At the time it was very shocking for a...more
Maybe I just don't get modern drama. The best thing about this one was that it was short. I was looking for something - the back of the book said it had a surprising denoument - but it did nothing more than grasp at feelings in a childlike way and the denoument was not elegant and, though unexpected, I wasn't invested enough in the characters to be surprised. It's another play that is heavily lauded, but doesn't even add up to the depth of a typical short story. But, again, maybe I just don'...more
یکی دو ماهی بود که به تهران آمده بودم که این نمایش نامه را در دانشکده بازی کردم. نام کارگردان را به یاد ندارم، اما همبازی ام، در نقش "مادموازل ژولی"، آذر فخر بود. همین جا با نام استریندبرگ آشنا شدم. بعدها که کارهای دیگر او و ایبسن را خواندم، یک حس غربتی عجیب در شخصیت ها و نمایش نامه ها می دیدم. تا کم کم با فیلم های "برگمان" آشنا شدم. عجیب بود که همان حس در کار برگمان هم دیده می شد. سال ها گذشت تا من ساکن اسکاندیناوی شدم و اینجا بود که کم کم دریافتم این حالت ملانکولیک و سر به ...more
Short, brutal, and to the point. Strindberg's theory of naturalism - wherein two people hate each other in small spaces and pursue each other's doom - plays out in the kitchen of a country manor between a valet and a recently jilted daughter of the house. The author's preface in this edition sucks the life out of things if read before the play itself - I recommend it as a follow up, instead. In all, a work rather likely to dissuade one from dancing next Midsummer's Eve.
This is a great play that I've always hated that I taught this summer. I now have a new found respect for it after the discussions I had with the prisoners. We discovered that Jean and Julie are both sketches of different parts of Stridberg's personality. I've always hated this play because I hate the character Julie, but when thinking of her as the part of Stridberg that loathes and loves women...I can't help wanting to give it another thought...
Reading this for University... unfortunately online & not as a proper book :/ Okay, bought it! I always prefer having paper copies of the books I read, especially when I want to go back and read bits later and/or like the book. Which I do in this case. At least so far.
I enjoyed the play... but I can't get over Strindberg's misogyny! Looking forward to discussing this in class.
I enjoyed the play... but I can't get over Strindberg's misogyny! Looking forward to discussing this in class.
I had to read this for my english class. I think it is funny how much everyone hates it, even my teacher.
I found it fascinating because it was so out of this world. The entire time I was like screaming at the annoying characters and asking them what they were doing but in the end, that is a good thing because I got so involved.
I found it fascinating because it was so out of this world. The entire time I was like screaming at the annoying characters and asking them what they were doing but in the end, that is a good thing because I got so involved.
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