The Semiconducting Dictionary (Our Strindberg): (Our Strindberg) - Caple, Natalee
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A playful, feminist revisioning of a historical literary figure, this part poetry collection, part biography reimagines August Strindberg--the misanthropic, misogynistic, hotly debated master of modern theater and a contemporary of Ibsen--as a woman playwright living as a man. In mixing prose and poetry of various forms from different historical periods this work presents a loving portrait of Strindberg and Europe in the late 19th century. Capturing the essence of the Enlightenment and the shift in power between the faith of the church and the facts of science, this book highlights the flaws of human nature with a beautiful, loving light.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
A playful, feminist revisioning of a historical literary figure, this part poetry collection, part biography reimagines August Strindberg--the misanthropic, misogynistic, hotly debated master of modern theater and a contemporary of Ibsen--as a woman playwright living as a man. In mixing prose and poetry of various forms from different historical periods this work presents a loving portrait of Strindberg and Europe in the late 19th century. Capturing the essence of the Enlightenment and the shift in power between the faith of the church and the facts of science, this book highlights the flaws of human nature with a beautiful, loving light.
Autorenporträt
Natalee Caple is the author of four books of fiction and two books of poetry, including the novel The Plight of Happy People in an Ordinary World (Anansi), the short story collection The Heart is its Own Reason (Insomniac), which was positively reviewed by the New York Times and has been optioned for film, the poetry collection A More Tender Ocean (Coach House), which was nominated for a Gerald Lampert Award, and the novel Mackerel Sky (Thomas Allen/St. Martin's). Caple is pursuing a Ph.D. in English at the University of Calgary. She lives in Calgary, Alberta.