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9780486299853 0486299856 Early in his career, Eugene O'Neill (18881953) wrote a series of plays revolving around characters obsessed with the sea. This period culminated in the 1922 production of Anna Christie, a Pulitzer Prizewinning drama of social realism that was among the first of the author's plays to explore characters searching for their own identities. Centering on the reunion of a barge captain and his daughter after a twenty-year separation, the play derives its tension from the former's disaffection for the seafaring life and the latter's love for a sailor. The father-daughter conflict elicits a shocking confession, which illuminates the author's contention that character is fate and the seemingly external forces controlling destiny actually lie within. Anna Christie amply displays O'Neill's extraordinary insights into character and his masterly use of language, qualities that have earned him acclaim as one of America's greatest playwrights. Students and lovers of modern theater will prize this inexpensive edition of his landmark drama., Sea captain reunites with his daughter after 20 years. Her romance with a sailor leads to revelations and a test of character., This 1922 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama from O Neill s early career concerns the reunion of a barge captain and his daughter after 20 years. The father s disaffection for the seafaring life and the daughter s love for a sailor elicit a shocking confession. Students and enthusi", This Pulitzer Prize-winning play, a moving drama of social realism from the author's early career, centers on the reunion of a barge captain and his daughter after 20 years. The tension between the father's disaffection for the seafaring life and the daughter's love for a sailor results in a shocking confession., This Pulitzer Prizewinning play, a moving drama of social realism from the author's early career, centers on the reunion of a barge captain and his daughter after 20 years. The tension between the father's disaffection for the seafaring life and the daughter's love for a sailor results in a shocking confession.
9780486299853 0486299856 Early in his career, Eugene O'Neill (18881953) wrote a series of plays revolving around characters obsessed with the sea. This period culminated in the 1922 production of Anna Christie, a Pulitzer Prizewinning drama of social realism that was among the first of the author's plays to explore characters searching for their own identities. Centering on the reunion of a barge captain and his daughter after a twenty-year separation, the play derives its tension from the former's disaffection for the seafaring life and the latter's love for a sailor. The father-daughter conflict elicits a shocking confession, which illuminates the author's contention that character is fate and the seemingly external forces controlling destiny actually lie within. Anna Christie amply displays O'Neill's extraordinary insights into character and his masterly use of language, qualities that have earned him acclaim as one of America's greatest playwrights. Students and lovers of modern theater will prize this inexpensive edition of his landmark drama., Sea captain reunites with his daughter after 20 years. Her romance with a sailor leads to revelations and a test of character., This 1922 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama from O Neill s early career concerns the reunion of a barge captain and his daughter after 20 years. The father s disaffection for the seafaring life and the daughter s love for a sailor elicit a shocking confession. Students and enthusi", This Pulitzer Prize-winning play, a moving drama of social realism from the author's early career, centers on the reunion of a barge captain and his daughter after 20 years. The tension between the father's disaffection for the seafaring life and the daughter's love for a sailor results in a shocking confession., This Pulitzer Prizewinning play, a moving drama of social realism from the author's early career, centers on the reunion of a barge captain and his daughter after 20 years. The tension between the father's disaffection for the seafaring life and the daughter's love for a sailor results in a shocking confession.