Edward L. Shaughnessy

Down the Nights and Down the Days

Eugene O'Neill's Catholic Sensibility

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This latest book from veteran O'Neillian Edward L. Shaughnessy examines the influence of the Irish playwright's Catholic heritage on his moral imagination. Critics, due to O'Neill's early renunciation of faith at age 15, have mostly overlooked this presence in his work. While Shaughnessy makes no attempt to reclaim him for Catholicism, he uncovers evidence that O'Neill retained the imprint of his Irish Catholic upbringing and acculturation in his work. Shaughnessy discusses several key plays from the O'Neill cannon, such as Long Day's Journey into Night, The Iceman Cometh, and Mourning Becomes Electra, as well as the lesser-known Ile and Days… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-268-09297-9
EAN: 9780268092979
Produktnummer: 21407838
Verlag: University of Notre Dame Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
Seitenangabe: 240 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 2'183 KB

Über den Autor

Edward L. Shaughnessy was Edna R. Cooper Professor of English Emeritus at Butler University and the author of many articles that focus on issues of O'Neill's cultural and family background.