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Anna Christie

by Eugene O'Neill

ISBN13: 9780486299853
ISBN10: 0486299856
Condition: Standard

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Early in his career, Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) wrote a series of plays revolving around characters obsessed with the sea. This period culminated in the 1922 production of Anna Christie, a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of social realism that was among the first of the author's plays to explore characters searching for their own identities. Centering on the reunion of a barge captain and his daughter after a twenty-year separation, the play derives its tension from the former's disaffection for the seafaring life and the latter's love for a sailor. The father-daughter conflict elicits a shocking confession, which illuminates the author's contention that character is fate and the seemingly external forces controlling destiny actually lie within.

Anna Christie amply displays O'Neill's extraordinary insights into character and his masterly use of language, qualities that have earned him acclaim as one of America's greatest playwrights. Students and lovers of modern theater will prize this inexpensive edition of his landmark drama.

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This 1922 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama from ONeills early career concerns the reunion of a barge captain and his daughter after 20 years. The fathers disaffection for the seafaring life and the daughters love for a sailor elicit a shocking confession. Students and enthusiasts of modern theater will prize this inexpensive edition of a moving drama of social realism.

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Sea captain reunites with his daughter after 20 years. Her romance with a sailor leads to revelations and a test of character.

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A captain who loathes the sea reunites with his daughter after a 20-year separation. The daughter's romance with a sailor leads to the revelation of a shameful secret and a test of character. Inexpensive edition of the 1922 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of social realism centers on the conflict between a captain's disaffection for the seafaring life and his daughter's love for a sailor, which leads to a shocking confession.

Synopsis

This Pulitzer Prize-winning play, a moving drama of social realism from the author's early career, centers on the reunion of a barge captain and his daughter after 20 years. The tension between the father's disaffection for the seafaring life and the daughter's love for a sailor results in a shocking confession.

About the Author

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and four Pulitzer Prizes, Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) is widely acknowledged as America's greatest playwright. Dover Thrift Editions of his works include Beyond the Horizon and Three Great Plays: The Emperor Jones, Anna Christie, and The Hairy Ape.