The Dance of Death: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Dance of Death, credited to August Strindberg, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Dance of Death by August Strindberg, translated by Edwin Bjorkman. The Dance of Death is a play in two parts by the Swedish dramatist August Strindberg, written in 1900. It depicts the dissolution of a marriage between Edgar, an artillery captain, and Alice, a former actress. Increasingly isolated in their fort-like house, they manipulate and bait each other, until the unexpected arrival of Curt, Alice's cousin. His presence creates a tense triangular relationship that escalates throughout Part One, and is complicated with the introduction of two of the trio's children, Allan and Judith, in Part Two. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast Edgar: Bob Neufeld Alice: Elizabeth Klett Curt: Bruce Pirie Jenny: Availle Old Woman: Bev J. Stevens Allan: mb Judith: Arielle Lipshaw Lieutenant: Victoria Narrator: Sean Daley Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Dance of Death
• Author credits: August Strindberg
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 4
• Listed recording duration: 3:16:22

Catalogue topics

• audio
• play
• drama
• tragedy
• strindberg
• marriage
• sweden

Track guide

1. 1 - Part 1, Scene 1 — 59:18
2. 2 - Part 1, Scenes 2-4 — 59:42
3. 3 - Part 2, Scene 1 — 32:03
4. 4 - Part 2, Scenes 2-3 — 45:19

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