The theatre of Eugene O'Neill : American modernism on the world stage / Kurt Eisen ; series editors Patrick Lonergan and Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eisen, Kurt, author.

Series:

Critical companions (London, England)

Critical companions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953--Criticism and interpretation.

O'Neill, Eugene.

Modernism (Literature)--United States.

Modernism (Literature).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

Paperback edition.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Methuen Drama, 2020.

Summary:

"The Theatre of Eugene O'Neill offers a new comprehensive overview of O'Neill's career and plays in the context of the American theatre. Organized thematically, it considers his modernist intervention in the theatre, offers readers detailed analysis of the plays, and assesses the recent resurgence in his reputation and new approaches to staging his work. It includes a study of all his major plays - The Emperor Jones, The Hairy Ape, The Iceman Cometh, Long Day's Journey into Night, A Moon for the Misbegotten, and Desire Under the Elms - besides numerous other full-length and one-act dramas." -- Back cover

Contents:

Preface

Overview, Acknowledgments

1. O'Neill's American Theatre: Modernism Against Modernity

2. A Modernist in the Making: O'Neill's Early Plays

3. Tragedy and the Post-Revolutionary Condition

4. New Women, Male Destinies: The "Woman Plays"

5. "Souls under Skins": Masks, Race, and the Divided American Self

6. Transience and Tradition: O'Neill's Modern Families

7. Critical and Performance Perspectives

8. O'Neill After O'Neill

Chronology

Endnotes

Bibliography

Notes on Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474238441

1474238440

9781474238434

1474238432

OCLC:

1201426260