Seven Plays of the Sea
Seven Plays of the Sea

Author: Eugene O'Neill

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 1972

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 9780394718569

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The action of the seven one-act plays takes place in the years preceding World War I

At the Full and Change of the Moon
At the Full and Change of the Moon

Author: Dionne Brand

Publisher: Vintage Canada

Published: 2011-05-18

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 0307367614

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In 1824, on the island of Trinidad, Marie Ursule, queen of a secret society of militant slaves, plots a mass suicide—a quiet, passionate act of revolt. But she cannot bring herself to kill her small daughter, Bola, whom she smuggles away in the early dawn light. As Bola's children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren spill out across the world to America, Canada and Europe, they find their lives both haunted and vindicated by the dreams and passions of their defiant ancestor. The interconnected stories of six generations of Marie Ursule's descendants form a lush, beguiling and beautifully told history of dispossession, and bring this Governor General's Award-winning writer into the front rank of the world's novelists.

Collected Shorter Plays
Collected Shorter Plays

Author: Eugene O'Neill

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 030010779X

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O'Neill's themes and concerns find expression in his one-act plays which are the dramatic equivalent of short stories. Here are nine one-act plays that span the playwright's career.

Twentieth Century Drama
Twentieth Century Drama

Author: Simon Trussler

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1983-04-01

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 134917064X

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A compendium of information on all the main events, individuals, political groupings and issues of the 20th century. It provides a guide to current thinking on important historical topics and personalities within the period, and offers a guide to further reading.

Twelve Classic One-Act Plays
Twelve Classic One-Act Plays

Author: Mary Carolyn Waldrep

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-03-12

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0486112527

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This collection of royalty-free plays contains classics by well-known playwrights: Glaspell's Trifles, Synge's Riders to the Sea, Strindberg's The Stronger, plus works by Aristophanes, Chekhov, Yeats, Barrie, and others.

Struggle, Defeat or Rebirth
Struggle, Defeat or Rebirth

Author: Thierry Dubost

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2005-10-27

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 0786424192

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To Eugene O'Neill, the links between man and his surroundings were of prime importance. His characters struggled with existential problems, and how they related to them reveals much about O'Neill's own humanity. For the most part, the characters defeat their problems and in doing so are "reborn" in some manner. This work examines the 49 plays that O'Neill completed, focusing on his attempt to find an inner truth in his characters. Part One explores the family, showing how a person is trapped by heredity, space, time and communal hierarchy. Part Two deals with the individual and society, showing how societal conventions confined the characters. In Part Three, personal freedom is the centerpiece, showing how the characters develop a specific approach to life that leads to a coherent vision of the characters' relationships with the world around them.