Strindberg's two masterpieces of Natives of Hemsö is a bold exploration of elemental male-female relationships - full blooded, slightly bawdy, with an underlying note of affirmation, rare in the rest of Strindberg canon. The Scapegoat stands as the Swedish master's last and perhaps greatest novelistic achievement - a stark, savage, ultimately tragic portrayal of a man in conflict with society.
Strindberg's two masterpieces of Natives of Hemsö is a bold exploration of elemental male-female relationships - full blooded, slightly bawdy, with an underlying note of affirmation, rare in the rest of Strindberg canon. The Scapegoat stands as the Swedish master's last and perhaps greatest novelistic achievement - a stark, savage, ultimately tragic portrayal of a man in conflict with society.