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In Quest of Strindberg: Letters to a Seeker ed. by Anthony Swerling (review)

The letters Mr. Swerling received from French and other writers, critics, theater people, and scholars in response to his questions about Strindberg and his influence on French drama and theater should interest anyone who has conscientiously or otherwise replied to questionnaires. Since probably most of the readers of this journal have done so and some have even indulged in sending questionnaires to others, there should be a substantial number of readers who might very well take a look at this volume. They will find it decidedly human. Mr. Swerling's major questions concerned the recipient's knowledge of Strindberg, his attitude toward Strindberg, his assessment of the extent of Strindbergian influence in France, and, if applicable, his estimate of his own debt to Strindberg. They are an interesting set of questions the answers to which must have furnished Mr. Swerling with useful leads, hints, warnings, and suggestions in writing Strindberg's Impact in France, 1920-1960. The creative writers are, as a rule, reluctant about admitting influence, although a few point out that the scholar is in a far better position to determine the nature and the extent of the influence they may have come under as a result of seeing a Strindberg play or two or reading a handful of Strindberg's works. The testimony ranges from