The Serious Game

This book gives even longtime Ingmar Bergman fans a new understanding of his sensitivity to nuance, his versatility, and his dedication to craftsmanship.

Egil Törnqvist (19.12.1932 - 9.3.2015) was professor emeritus of Scandinavian studies at the University of Amsterdam, author of Drama as Text and Performance, and a leading Strindberg and Bergman scholar. In 2004, he received the renowned Strindberg Prize.

Preface, 1. B & Co., 2. William Shakespeare, King Lear, 3. August Strindberg, Miss Julie, 4. August Strindberg, A Dream Play, 5. William Shakespeare, Hamlet, 6. Eugene O'Neill, Long Day's Journey into Night, 7. Yukio Mishima, Madame de Sade, 8. Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House, 9. Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, 10. William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, 11. J.B.P. Molière, The Misanthrope, 12. Euripides, The Bacchae, 13. August Strindberg, The Ghost Sonata, 14. Friedrich von Schiller, Mary Stuart, 15. Henrik Ibsen, Ghosts, 16. The Serious Game, Production Data, Bibliography, DVD list, Index