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Early Plays by Eugene O'Neill

Early Plays

By Eugene O’Neill
Introduction by Jeffrey H. Richards

By Eugene O’Neill
Introduction by Jeffrey H. Richards

By Eugene O’Neill
Introduction by Jeffrey H. Richards

By Eugene O’Neill
Introduction by Jeffrey H. Richards

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    About Early Plays

    A selection of early work—including two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays—from Eugene O’Neill, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 

    A Penguin Classic

    Included in this volume are seven one-act plays (The Moon of the Caribbees, Bound East for Cardiff, In the Zone, The Long Voyage Home, Ile, Where the Cross Is Made, and The Rope), and five full-length plays (Beyond the Horizon, The Straw, Anna Christie, and the classics The Emperor Jones and The Hairy Ape), all written between 1914 and 1921 and produced for the stage between 1916 and 1922. The majority of these plays are heavily influenced by German expressionism—Freud, Nietzsche, Strindberg, and the radical leftist politics in which O’Neill was involved during his youth. Also included in this unique collection is the little-known and highly autobiographical play The Straw, which draws on O’Neill’s confinement in the Gaylord Farm Sanatorium.

    About Early Plays

    A selection of early work—including two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays—from Eugene O’Neill, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 

    A Penguin Classic

    Included in this volume are seven one-act plays (The Moon of the Caribbees, Bound East for Cardiff, In the Zone, The Long Voyage Home, Ile, Where the Cross Is Made, and The Rope), and five full-length plays (Beyond the Horizon, The Straw, Anna Christie, and the classics The Emperor Jones and The Hairy Ape), all written between 1914 and 1921 and produced for the stage between 1916 and 1922. The majority of these plays are heavily influenced by German expressionism—Freud, Nietzsche, Strindberg, and the radical leftist politics in which O’Neill was involved during his youth. Also included in this unique collection is the little-known and highly autobiographical play The Straw, which draws on O’Neill’s confinement in the Gaylord Farm Sanatorium.

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    Anna Christie, The Emperor Jones, The Hairy Ape
    Three Plays
    See all books by Eugene O’Neill

    About Eugene O’Neill

    Eugene O’Neill (1888–1953) is one of the most significant forces in the history of American theater. With no uniquely American tradition to guide him, O’Neill introduced various dramatic techniques, which subsequently became staples of the US theater. By 1914 he had written… More about Eugene O’Neill

    About Eugene O’Neill

    Eugene O’Neill (1888–1953) is one of the most significant forces in the history of American theater. With no uniquely American tradition to guide him, O’Neill introduced various dramatic techniques, which subsequently became staples of the US theater. By 1914 he had written… More about Eugene O’Neill

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Collections | 20th Century U.S. History | Nonfiction Classics

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Aug 01, 2001 | 448 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780141186702

    Category: Literary Collections | 20th Century U.S. History | Nonfiction Classics

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Aug 01, 2001 | 448 Pages | ISBN 9781101176993

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    Praise

    Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (Anna Christie and Beyond the Horizon)
    By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

    Awards

    Pulitzer Prize for Drama WINNER

    Table Of Contents

    Early PlaysIntroduction by Jeffrey H. Richards
    A Note on the Texts
    Selected Bibliography

    The Moon of the Caribbees
    Bound East for Cardiff
    The Long Voyage Home
    In the Zone
    Ile
    Where the Cross Is Made
    The Rope
    Beyond the Horizon
    The Straw
    The Emperor Jones
    Anna Christie
    The Hairy Ape

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