Experimental O'Neill: The Hairy Ape, The Emperor Jones, and The S.S. Glencairn One-Act Plays
Publishing Details
Experimental O'Neill: The Hairy Ape, The Emperor Jones, and The S.S. Glencairn One-Act Plays
By (Author) Eugene O'Neill
Edited by Rick Mitchell
Rare Bird Books
Rare Bird Books
17th May 2016
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
812.52
Physical Properties
312
Width 127mm, Height 204mm
525g
Description
Experimental O'Neill compiles in a single volume six of Eugene O'Neill's early plays: The Hairy Ape, The Emperor Jones, and what are often referred to as The S.S. Glencairn Plays, four related one-acts. With extensive companion essays and critical analysis, this indispensable volume brings together some of O'Neill's often overlooked and still highly controversial works. Exploring themes of race, capitalism, and isolation, these plays use a mix of realism and expressionism to highlight the human condition in groundbreaking drama that is at once thematically evocative of its era and fundamentally ahead of its time.
Author Bio
Eugene O'Neill (1888--1953) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature. Rick Mitchell is a professor, playwright, ventriloquist, and author of numerous published works, including: Ventriloquist, The Composition of Herman Melville, Brecht in L.A., and many others. He lives in the Los Angeles area.
