Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill (English) Paperback Book

Description: Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill Long Days Journey into Night was written in 1940 but not staged until 1956, after ONeils death. Unashamedly autobiographical, it is, as he puts it himself in the dedicatory note, a play of old sorrow, written in tears and blood, a harrowing attempt to understand himself and his family. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This powerful play is a dramatized autobiography of the great American playwright, Eugene ONeill, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Nobel Prize for Literature.Long Days Journey into Night was written in 1940 but not staged until 1956, after ONeills death. Unashamedly autobiographical, it is, as he puts it himself in the dedicatory note, a play of old sorrow, written in tears and blood, a harrowing attempt to understand himself and his family. Author Biography Eugene ONeill was born in New York in 1888 and died in Boston in 1953. One of Americas greatest playwrights, he was three times awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936. Review Why do we continue to find Eugene ONeills family drama so moving? Partly because the play draws so closely on the authors own experience... [but] what also grips us is the tension between ONeills tight classical structure and the surging contradictions of family life * Guardian *Harrowing... the dramatic impact is shattering... The passage in which he describes his dirt-poor childhood is overpoweringly moving * Daily Telegraph *ONeill keeps control with dry humour. This is an acute study of the behavioural ruts as well as the mercurial complexity of family relationships * Independent *Epic... a tale of monstrously corrupted intimacy * Herald * Promotional This powerful play is a dramatized autobiography of the great American playwright, Eugene ONeill, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Nobel Prize for Literature. Kirkus US Review This is as close as the public will come to an autobiography, although its presentation in play form will perhaps mislead some potential readers. Written in 1940, now posthumously published, this autobiographical play shows the famous playwright grappling with the raw material of his youth and home surroundings. It is starkly realistic, gloomy to the point of desperation, often dull and formless - but it is a brave attempt to face the implications of a difficult heritage. These were indeed discouraging:- a swashbuckling Irish father, who had attained a certain prosperity as a handsome actor, who was given to alternate ??uts of drunken br??g??doce to and sentimentality; an older brother, of the neer de well type, given to drink, whoring and sloth, who showed "Edmund" (the consumptive protagonist of the play- presumably ONeill himself) a baffling, Janus-faced love and jealousy; and a mother, worn out both by conflict with these male characters and a homeless; up-rooted life, who becomes a hopeless drug addict. It is impossible to say that ONeill has fashioned a real play out of the Ibaenc??que facts. He has merely told his story in conversational form, his accustomed medium, devoid- this time of his poetic language. Certainly this is not stage material. Let us hope the little theatres will not claim it as their own. Rather it is material for biographers and psychologists, particularly those seeking clues to genius. For a selected audience, and definitely not for bed- time reading. (Kirkus Reviews) Review Text Why do we continue to find Eugene ONeills family drama so moving? Partly because the play draws so closely on the authors own experience... [but] what also grips us is the tension between ONeills tight classical structure and the surging contradictions of family life Review Quote Why do we continue to find Eugene ONeills family drama so moving? Partly because the play draws so closely on the authors own experience... [but] what also grips us is the tension between ONeills tight classical structure and the surging contradictions of family life Details ISBN0224610732 Pages 160 Series Jonathan Cape paperback, 46 Year 1956 ISBN-10 0224610732 ISBN-13 9780224610735 Publication Date 1956-01-01 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book Format Paperback Language English DEWEY 812 Publisher Vintage Publishing UK Release Date 1956-01-01 AU Release Date 1956-01-01 NZ Release Date 1956-01-01 Imprint Jonathan Cape Ltd Author Eugene ONeill Birth 1930 Affiliation Nottingham Trent University Position Author/Illustrator Qualifications M.D. Alternative 9781446484456 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:923698;

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