William Davies King

Finding the Way to 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' (eBook, ePUB)

Eugene O'Neill and Carlotta Monterey O'Neill at Tao House

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A profound new way to approach Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night comes from reading this intensely autobiographical masterpiece in terms of the Taoism-inspired California house where it was written on the verge of World War II and the fractious marriage to Carlotta Monterey O'Neill to whom the play is dedicated.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781839992506
• Artikelnr.: 72273265

Autorenporträt

William Davies King is Distinguished Professor of Theater and Dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a veteran scholar of Eugene O'Neill, his life and works, also his wives.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: How to Read This Book
Summary of Long Day's Journey Into Night
Chapter 1: Long . . . How Difficult It Is to Be Long
Chapter 2: . . . Day's . . . Diary of a Day's Journey
Chapter 3: . . . Journey . . . The Arrival of Iceman
Chapter 4: . . . Into . . . The Makings of a Carlotta
Chapter 5: A House / A Marriage
Chapter 6: The Tao of Tao House
Chapter 7: Long Day's Journey . . . Wrong Ways
Chapter 8: . . . Into Night . . . The Way to War
Chapter 9: Long Day's Journey Into Night. . . The Way to the World
Postscript: Site-Specific?
Appendix A: "Blemie"
Appendix B: Taoism
Appendix C: People Frequently Mentioned in the Diaries
Appendix D: Days of Writing
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index