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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- America
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9780226148809
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226148807
ISBN-13
9780226148809
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57029720
Product Key Features
Book Title
Eugene O'neill's America : Desire under Democracy
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Drama, General, Literary, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Literary Criticism, Drama, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
22.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-051409
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Shedding new light on the O'Neill canon, Diggins offers an einsightful examination of O'Neill's haunted past and the cultural background against which he wrote his plays. This is the first book this reviewer has encountered that fully explains how . . . 'O'Neill's writing traces a dark stain on American history.' , "Biographers have published dozens of books on Eugene O'Neill over the last 50 years in an attempt to explain the complexities of America''s 20th-century 'master playwright.' What makes Diggins's thoroughly researched effort particularly effective is his use of political, philosophical, social, psychological, and religious themes in his discussion of O'Neill's life and plays within the context of a dynamic American society. Diggins begins with a narrative describing O'Neill's troubled early personal life and follows with thematic chapters discussing the major influences on the playwright's writing, from contemporary philosophers like Friedrich Nietzsche to the ancient Greek tragedians. Diggins generously illustrates each theme with multiple examples from O'Neill's plays and correspondences. Particularly insightful are his comparisons of O'''Neill's work with that of other great writers on the theme of American democracy, including Alexis de Tocqueville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Abraham Lincoln. This book offers the reader a lot to think about, regarding not only O'''Neill's life and work but also American society at large."-Library Journal, "[The book] succeeds in placing O''Neill in the context of a body of philosophical, political, and historical thought, and it makes a convincing case for Diggins''s contention that O''Neill was a prime example of what Eric Bentley has called the playwright as thinker."Brenda Murphy, Journal of American History, Biographers have published dozens of books on Eugene O'Neill over the last 50 years in an attempt to explain the complexities of America's 20th-century 'master playwright.' What makes Diggins's thoroughly researched effort particularly effective is his use of political, philosophical, social, psychological, and religious themes in his discussion of O'Neill's life and plays within the context of a dynamic American society. Diggins begins with a narrative describing O'Neill's troubled early personal life and follows with thematic chapters discussing the major influences on the playwright's writing, from contemporary philosophers like Friedrich Nietzsche to the ancient Greek tragedians. Diggins generously illustrates each theme with multiple examples from O'Neill's plays and correspondences. Particularly insightful are his comparisons of O''Neill's work with that of other great writers on the theme of American democracy, including Alexis de Tocqueville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Abraham Lincoln. This book offers the reader a lot to think about, regarding not only O''Neill's life and work but also American society at large., "Biographers have published dozens of books on Eugene O'Neill over the last 50 years in an attempt to explain the complexities of America''s 20th-century 'master playwright.' What makes Diggins's thoroughly researched effort particularly effective is his use of political, philosophical, social, psychological, and religious themes in his discussion of O'Neill's life and plays within the context of a dynamic American society. Diggins begins with a narrative describing O'Neill's troubled early personal life and follows with thematic chapters discussing the major influences on the playwright's writing, from contemporary philosophers like Friedrich Nietzsche to the ancient Greek tragedians. Diggins generously illustrates each theme with multiple examples from O'Neill's plays and correspondences. Particularly insightful are his comparisons of O'''Neill's work with that of other great writers on the theme of American democracy, including Alexis de Tocqueville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Abraham Lincoln. This book offers the reader a lot to think about, regarding not only O'''Neill's life and work but also American society at large." Library Journal, "Shedding new light on the O''Neill canon, Diggins offers an einsightful examination of O''Neill''s haunted past and the cultural background against which he wrote his plays. This is the first book this reviewer has encountered that fully explains how . . . ''O''Neill''s writing traces a dark stain on American history.'' "Choice, [The book] succeeds in placing O'Neill in the context of a body of philosophical, political, and historical thought, and it makes a convincing case for Diggins's contention that O'Neill was a prime example of what Eric Bentley has called the playwright as thinker., "[The book] succeeds in placing O''Neill in the context of a body of philosophical, political, and historical thought, and it makes a convincing case for Diggins''s contention that O''Neill was a prime example of what Eric Bentley has called the playwright as thinker."Brenda Murphy,Journal of American History, "Shedding new light on the O''Neill canon, Diggins offers an einsightful examination of O''Neill''s haunted past and the cultural background against which he wrote his plays. This is the first book this reviewer has encountered that fully explains how . . . ''O''Neill''s writing traces a dark stain on American history.'' " Choice
Dewey Decimal
812/.52 B
Table Of Content
Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction: Knowers Unknown to Ourselves 1. The Misery of the Misbegotten 2. The Playwright as Thinker 3. Anarchism: The Politics of the "Long Lonliness" 4. Beginnings of American History 5. "Lust for Possession" 6. Possessed and Self-dispossessed 7. "Is You a Nigger, Nigger?" 8. "The Merest Sham": Women and Marriage 9. Religion and the Death of Death 10. "The Greek Dream in Tragedy Is the Noblest Ever" 11. Waiting for Hickey Conclusion: The Theater as Temple Notes Index
Synopsis
In the face of seemingly relentless American optimism, Eugene O'Neill's plays reveal an America many would like to ignore, a place of seething resentments, aching desires, and family tragedy, where failure and disappointment are the norm and the American dream a chimera. Though derided by critics during his lifetime, his works resonated with audiences, won him the Nobel Prize and four Pulitzer, and continue to grip theatergoers today. Now noted historian John Patrick Diggins offers a masterly biography that both traces O'Neill's tumultuous life and explains the forceful ideas that form the heart of his unflinching works. Diggins paints a richly detailed portrait of the playwright's life, from his Irish roots and his early years at sea to his relationships with his troubled mother and brother. Here we see O'Neill as a young Greenwich Village radical, a ravenous autodidact who attempted to understand the disjunction between the sunny public face of American life and the rage that he knew was simmering beneath. According to Diggins, O'Neill mined this disjunction like no other American writer. His characters burn with longing for an idealized future composed of equal parts material success and individual freedom, but repeatedly they fall back to earth, pulled by the tendrils of family and the insatiability of desire. Drawing on thinkers from Emerson to Nietzsche, O'Neill viewed this endlessly frustrated desire as the problematic core of American democracy, simultaneously driving and undermining American ideals of progress, success, and individual freedom. Melding a penetrating assessment of O'Neill's works and thought with a sensitive re-creation of his life, Eugene O'Neill's America offers a striking new view of America's greatest playwright--and a new picture of American democracy itself.
LC Classification Number
PS3529.N5Z6275 2007
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- _***8 (70)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseExcellent packaging: the books were wrapped in two layers of thin white paper and placed inside a bubble wrap courier bag. Very fast overseas shipping: the order date was 17/10, and the parcel arrived on the 31st. Honest photos and descriptions. Recommended seller. 5 stars !
- l***u (12)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseOverall buying from here was a fantastic experience! The book arrived at my door in two days, during a flash flood advisory. It was packaged in a grey plastic mailer, secured with extra tape so that the item stayed nice and dry. The book itself is exactly as stated: a fresh new copy. No witting or highlighting, no library stickers. Just a clean, intact copy. This was much cheaper than if had I bought from a major bookstore, so all in all I’m very pleased with my purchase here! Would recommend.