August Strindberg's Remaking of Áns bogsveigis

The article examins a remake of the Old Norse Saga Ánssaga Bogsveigis belonging to August Strindberg's early literary production. A comparative analysis between the Swedish text and the Icelandic source shows an interesting use of old traditional themes and motivs in order to describe psychological conflicts in a very modern style which points to Expressionistic artistic elements.