What concrete techniques does Strindberg's own preface to Miss Julia give for dialogue that works indirectly (irregular exchanges, recurring themes, several causes), and what does he keep out?
In his preface (Bjorkman translation, 1913) Strindberg describes dialogue in which minds engage 'haphazardly' and no topic is exhausted, with material planted early and 'worked over, picked up again' like a musical theme, and rejects characters who ask stupid questions to draw out witty answers. He also argues that an act has many deep-lying motives and that audiences pick the one they can master, so he gave Miss Julia many causes; and he uses pantomime and dumb show where speech would be unreal. These are first-person claims about his own play, not tested results.
In his preface (Bjorkman translation, 1913) Strindberg describes dialogue in which minds engage 'haphazardly' and no topic is exhausted, with material planted early and 'worked over, picked up again' like a musical theme, and rejects characters who ask stupid questions to draw out witty answers. He also argues that an act has many deep-lying motives and that audiences pick the one they can master, so he gave Miss Julia many causes; and he uses pantomime and dumb show where speech would be unreal. These are first-person claims about his own play, not tested results.
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