O'Neill-Three Great Plays: The Emperor J

Winner of the Nobel Prize for literature and four Pulitzer prizes Eugene O'Neill is generally acknowledged as America's greatest playwright. This volume includes three of the writer&;s early influential works:The Emperor Jones presents a forceful powerful psychological portrayal of brute power fear and madness as it traces events in the life of the self-proclaimed ruler of a West Indian island who attempts to flee both his angry countrymen and personal demons.The Hairy Ape combines elements of class struggle and surreal tragedy as it explores the dehumanization of a crew member on a transatlantic liner.Anna Christie displays O'Neill's skills of character development as he focuses on the relationship of a sailor and his long-lost daughter who reveals an unsavory secret about her past.Essential reading for students of theater and literature this collection will appeal to anyone interested in the seminal work of a writer who became one of the most vital forces in the American theater.