The Metafictional Aspect of Strindberg’s Ett drömspel
The Metafictional Aspect of Strindberg’s Ett drömspel
Author(s): Martin HumpálSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: August Strindberg; A Dream Play; Swedish literature; Swedish drama; metafiction
Summary/Abstract: August Strindberg’s drama A Dream Play (1902) blends reality and a dream in such a way that it is impossible to distinguish between them. Many scholars have commented on these two dimensions of the play, but few have noticed a third, specifically fictional dimension. The article points out that the text of the drama indicates several times that the entire action might only be a fiction created by one of the play’s characters: the Poet. The author of the article argues that this phenomenon adds a metafictional aspect to A Dream Play.
Journal: Acta Universitatis Carolinae Philologica
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 49-55
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English