Definition of Strindbergian in English:
Strindbergian
adjective ˈstrɪndbəːɡɪənˌstrɪn(d)ˈbərɡiən
Relating to or characteristic of the Swedish playwright and novelist August Strindberg or his works.
a dark, Strindbergian drama
Example sentencesExamples
- The attractive lovers move convincingly from mutual sexual curiosity to Strindbergian loathing.
- The director returns to his strong Strindbergian theatrical roots in this film.
- As she is equally capable of evoking passion and tears, she is an ideal Strindbergian.
- Any marriage this relationship resembles would be a Strindbergian one.
- In this production, the Macbeths became a childless couple locked together in a Strindbergian love-hate relationship.
nounˈstrɪndbəːɡɪənˌstrɪn(d)ˈbərɡiən
An admirer or student of the Swedish playwright and novelist August Strindberg or his works.
this ending will surprise most Strindbergians
Example sentencesExamples
- From the very outset one could see how numerous the Strindbergians were in attendance: the applause which was heard from beginning to end was actually enthusiastic.
- It may interest Strindbergians that, after my review appeared, I received the expected indignant protests from the Wagnerites - but none from Strindbergians.
- The womanly woman and the manly man, those ideals of the Victorians, crumbled before the attack of the Ibsenites, Strindbergians, and Shavians in the nineties.
- Pirandello and de Filippo in Italy; Lorca in Spain ... Strindbergians all.
- The Strindbergians for the most part felt that the hairline and the moustache might indeed be the playwright's [in the portrait].
Definition of Strindbergian in US English:
Strindbergian
adjectiveˌstrɪn(d)ˈbərɡiənˌstrin(d)ˈbərɡēən
Relating to or characteristic of the Swedish playwright and novelist August Strindberg or his works.
a dark, Strindbergian drama
Example sentencesExamples
- Any marriage this relationship resembles would be a Strindbergian one.
- The director returns to his strong Strindbergian theatrical roots in this film.
- As she is equally capable of evoking passion and tears, she is an ideal Strindbergian.
- In this production, the Macbeths became a childless couple locked together in a Strindbergian love-hate relationship.
- The attractive lovers move convincingly from mutual sexual curiosity to Strindbergian loathing.
nounˌstrɪn(d)ˈbərɡiənˌstrin(d)ˈbərɡēən
An admirer or student of the Swedish playwright and novelist August Strindberg or his works.
this ending will surprise most Strindbergians
Example sentencesExamples
- Pirandello and de Filippo in Italy; Lorca in Spain ... Strindbergians all.
- The womanly woman and the manly man, those ideals of the Victorians, crumbled before the attack of the Ibsenites, Strindbergians, and Shavians in the nineties.
- The Strindbergians for the most part felt that the hairline and the moustache might indeed be the playwright's [in the portrait].
- It may interest Strindbergians that, after my review appeared, I received the expected indignant protests from the Wagnerites - but none from Strindbergians.
- From the very outset one could see how numerous the Strindbergians were in attendance: the applause which was heard from beginning to end was actually enthusiastic.