Overview

To Eugene O'Neill, the links between man and his surroundings were of prime importance. His characters struggled with existential problems, and how they related to them reveals much about O'Neill's own humanity. For the most part, the characters defeat their problems and in doing so are ""reborn"" in some manner. This work examines the 49 plays that O'Neill completed, focusing on his attempt to find an inner truth in his characters. Part One explores the family, showing how a person is trapped by heredity, space, time and communal hierarchy. Part Two deals with the individual and society, showing how societal conventions confined the characters. In Part Three, personal freedom is the centerpiece, showing how the characters develop a specific approach to life that leads to a coherent vision of the characters' relationships with the world around them.

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Author:   Thierry Dubost ,  Rosalind Dilys ,  Christine McGarry
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.399kg
ISBN:  

9780786424191

ISBN 10:   0786424192
Pages:   293
Publication Date:   10 November 2005
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      List of Abbreviations      xiii Introduction      PART I: THE FAMILY 1. The Family and Its Environment      2. The Imprisoned Person      3. Relations Between the Characters      4. From the Microcosm to the Macrocosm      5. The Image of the Family      6. Conclusion      PART II: HUMANITY AND WORLDS 7. Worlds and the Representation of Them      8. The Place of the Human Being in the World      9. Belonging      10. Non-Belonging      11. Conclusion      PART III: HUMANS FACED WITH THEMSELVES AND INNER WORLDS 12. The Discovery of Human Beings      13. Revelation of an Existential Condition      14. The Acknowledgment of the Individual      15. Nature      16. Conclusion      17. Beyond the Conclusions      Notes and References      Chronological List of the Plays      List of “Family Plays”      Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

based on an examination of forty-nine of ONeills plays and a substantial number of scholarly works as well --Theatre Research International

based on an examination of forty-nine of ONeills plays and a substantial number of scholarly works as well --Theatre Research International highly detailed...an exhaustive study --Choice; based on an examination of 49 of O'Neill's plays and a substantial number of scholarly works as well --Theatre Research International; Dubost returns us to O'Neillian drama with renewed pleasure --The Eugene O'Neill Review.

highly detailed...an exhaustive study --<i>Choice</i>; based on an examination of 49 of O'Neill's plays and a substantial number of scholarly works as well --<i>Theatre Research International</i>; Dubost returns us to O'Neillian drama with renewed pleasure --<i>The Eugene O'Neill Review.</i>

Author Information

Thierry Dubost is a professor at the University of Caen Normandie (France).

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