Ferns, Lesley Acting Wome'n- Images of Women in Theatre,

New York University Press, 1989.

This book is a good basic introduction to the depiction of female characters in drama from the Greeks to the present Hawkins, Mike Social Darwinism in European and American Thought- 1860-1945, Nature As Model and Nature As Threat, Cambridge University Press, 1997.

This book provides a basic introduction to the theory and history of social Darwinism, particularly as it was perceived during Strindberg's time.

Morgan, Margery. August Strindberg, Macmillan, 1985 This book provides a brief biography of Strindberg and an introduction to his works Spnnchorn, Evert. Strindberg As Dramatist, Yale University Press, 1982.

Dividing his work into periods, this book integrates a study of Strindberg's development as a dramatist, including biographical information and criticism of his plays