Eugene O'Neill's "The Hairy Ape"

This book is a critical edition of Eugene O'Neill's famous, quasi-expressionistic play "The Hairy Ape." In addition to the drama's authoritative text, followed by exhaustive explanatory notes, "'The Hairy Ape': Text and Context" contains an introduction to O'Neill's life and work; a chronology of the Industrial Revolution, the Machine Age, and the two years during which the play was written and produced; a preface to "The Hairy Ape" as well as a long critical analysis of this drama; a production history of the play that includes reviews of the original productions; and several concluding bibliographies on Eugene O'Neill and "The Hairy Ape."

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R. J. Cardullo a obtenu une maîtrise et un doctorat à l'université de Yale, une autre maîtrise à Tulane et une licence avec mention à l'université de Floride à Gainesville. Il a enseigné pendant quarante ans à l'université du Michigan, à Colgate, à Wesleyan et à l'université de New York, ainsi qu'en dehors des États-Unis.

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This book is a critical edition of Eugene O'Neill's famous, quasi-expressionistic play "The Hairy Ape." In addition to the drama's authoritative text, followed by exhaustive explanatory notes, "'The Hairy Ape': Text and Context" contains an introduction to O'Neill's life and work; a chronology of the Industrial Revolution, the Machine Age, and the two years during which the play was written and produced; a preface to "The Hairy Ape" as well as a long critical analysis of this drama; a production history of the play that includes reviews of the original productions; and several concluding bibliographies on Eugene O'Neill and "The Hairy Ape."