O' Neill: A Collection of Critical Essays. by [O'Neill, Eugene] Gassner, John (editor) - 1964

1964. Englewood Cliffs, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1964. 14 cm x 20.5 cm. 181 pages. Original softcover. Good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Slight wear to edges of cover and some spotting on top page edges. Underlining by preowner. Otherwise clean inside with solid binding. Includes for example the following essays: "Eugene O'Neill" by Hugo von Hoffmannsthal / Eugene O'Neill: The Tragic in Exile by Richard Hayes / Amor Fati: O'Neill's Lazarus as Superman and Savior by Cyrus Day / Trying to Like O'Neill by Eric Bentley / O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night and New England Irish-Catholicism by John Henry Raleigh / O'Neill's Search for a "Language of the Theatre" by Robert F. Whitman / The Nature of O'Neill's Achievement: A Summary and Appraisal by John Gassner etc. "In this collection of criticism, John Gassner, eminent theater historian, has set drama critics, scholars, and theater professionals to the task of assessing O'Neill both as creature and creator of the American theater. Whether they evaluate the effects of O'Neill's tortured family background on his work or analyze his brooding dramas, these essays reflect the efforts of O'Neill's admirers - and detractors - to define the elusive force that inspires his plays." (Publisher)