内容简介
GathersallfiftyofO'Neill'splays,liststheoriginalcastforeachplay,andincludeshisonlypublishedshortstory
作者简介
EugeneO'Neill(1888-1953)isoneofthemostsignificantforcesinthehistoryofAmericantheater.WithnouniquelyAmericantraditiontoguidehim,O'Neillintroducedvariousdramatictechniques,whichsubsequentlybecamestaplesoftheU.S.theater.By1914hehadwrittentwelveone-actandtwolongplays.Ofthisearlywork,onlyThirstandOtherOne-actplays(1914)wasoriginallypublished.Fromthispointon,O'Neill'sworkfallsroughlyintothreephases:theearlyplays,writtenfrom1914to1921(TheLongVoyageHome,TheMoonoftheCaribbees,BeyondtheHorizon,AnnaChristie);avarietyoffull-lengthplaysforBroadway(DesireUndertheElms;GreatGodBrown;Ah,Wilderness!);andthelast,greatplays,writtenbetween1938andhisdeath(TheIcemanCometh,LongDay'sJourneyIntoNight,AMoonfortheMisbegotten).EugeneO'Neillisafour-timePulitzerPrizewinner,andhewasawardedtheNobelPrizeinliteraturein1936.
