Strindbergian
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to Johan August Strindberg (1849–1912), Swedish playwright and novelist, or his works.
"In the 1950s the play was prized, above all, as a social document: an eloquent testament of alienated youth. Later it came to be seen as a Strindbergian study of a marriage steeped in love and hate."
Example
More examples"In the 1950s the play was prized, above all, as a social document: an eloquent testament of alienated youth. Later it came to be seen as a Strindbergian study of a marriage steeped in love and hate."
Etymology
From Strindberg + -ian.