Swanwhite

By August Strindberg and Francis J. Ziegler

Book Overview

Swanwhite is a play written by the renowned Swedish playwright, August Strindberg. It tells the story of a young princess named Swanwhite who is forced to marry a prince she does not love. In order to escape this fate, she runs away and disguises herself as a beggar. While living as a beggar, she falls in love with a young man who is also living on the streets. However, their love is threatened by the prince who is determined to find Swanwhite and make her his wife. The play explores themes of love, identity, and social class, and is considered one of Strindberg's most poetic works. It was first performed in 1901 and has since been adapted into various musicals and operas.THIS 60 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Plays of August Strindberg Third Series, by August Strindberg. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766197093.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1425473849
• ISBN13: 9781425473846
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 11.0"