Miss Julie is an intriguing play that explores the dark side of desire and power dynamics between people from different social classes. Strindberg's insightful commentary on human nature and society makes this an essential read for anyone interested in the origins of modern theater and the representation of controversial topics. The play's provocative themes and complex characters will leave a lasting impression on readers, challenging them to question their own beliefs and values.

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In Miss Julie, a willful young aristocrat, whose perverse nature has already driven her fiancé to break off their engagement, pursues and effectively seduces her father's valet during the course of a Midsummer's Eve celebration. The progress of that seduction and the play's stunning denouement shocked Swedish audiences who first attended the play in 1889.Despite its controversial debut, this now-classic drama, inspired by the new ideas of naturalism and psychology that swept Europe in the late 19th century, helped to shape modern theater, and remains one of the most potent-and most frequently performed-of modern plays. The full text of Miss Julie is reprinted here as translated by Edwin Björkman, complete with Strindberg's critical preface to the play, considered by many to be one of the most important manifestos in theater history.

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