The Cambridge Companion to Eugene O'Neill

by Michael Manheim (Editor)

This volume of specially commissioned essays contains studies of O'Neill's life, his intellectual and creative forebears, and his relation to the theatrical world of his creative period, 1916-1942. Also included are descriptions of the O'Neill canon and its production history on stage and screen, and a series of essays on "special topics" related to the playwright. One of the essays speaks for those who are critical of O'Neill's work, and the volume concludes with an essay on O'Neill criticism containing a select bibliography of full-length studies of the playwright's work.

256 pages, Paperback

First published September 24, 1998

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great insight into the writing of Eugene O'Neill, especially in regards to his play Long Days Journey Into Night