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August Strindberg shares with Henrik Ibsen the distinction of having most influenced the development of drama in the twentieth century. Although both men overcame the deadening limitations of the dominant form of their day, the well-made play, Strindberg’s search for new, more expressive forms was more far-reaching than Ibsen’s and had profounder implications for subsequent dramatic practice.
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Cardullo, R.J. (2015). August Strindberg, The Ghost Sonata, and The Making of Modern Drama. In: A Play Analysis. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-280-6_9
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