Long Days Journey Into Night Critical Edition

Eugene Oand#8217;Neilland#8217;s autobiographical play Long Dayand#8217;s Journey into Night is regarded as his masterpiece and a classic of American drama. With this new edition, at last it has the critical edition that it deserves. William Davies King provides students and theater artists with an invaluable guide to the text, including an essay on historical and critical perspectives; glosses of literary allusions and quotations; notes on the performance history; an annotated bibliography; and illustrations.

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"This is a worthy new edition, one that I'm sure will appeal to many students and teachers. William Davies King provides a thoughtful introduction to Long Day's Journey into Nightand#8212;equally sensitive to the most particular and most encompassing of the play's materials."and#8212;Marc Robinson

and#8220;William Davies Kingand#8217;s critical edition is a welcome contributionand#160;to the study of a seminal American dramatist.and#8221;and#8212;Donald Margulies

"This is a worthy new edition, one that I'm sure will appeal to many students and teachers. William Davies King provides a thoughtful introduction to Long Day's Journey Into Nightand#8212;equally sensitive to the most particular and most encompassing of the play's materials."and#8212;Marc Robinson, author of The American Play 1787-2000

and#8220;Long Dayand#8217;s Journey is Oand#8217;Neilland#8217;s last, most realized play, a grand act of mercy upon his family and his own life.and#8221;and#8212;Arthur Miller

and#8220;With its meticulous attention to detail and fresh examination of Oand#8217;Neilland#8217;s masterwork, William Davies Kingand#8217;s new critical edition of Long Dayand#8217;s Journey Into Night is an essential resource for theater artists and scholars alike.and#8221;and#8212; Robert Falls, Artistic Director, Goodman Theatre

and#8220;In this indispensable new edition of Long Dayand#8217;s Journey, King incorporates existing historical and critical scholarship seamlessly with his own commentary and comprehensive notes on the text and offers valuable new insights about its production.and#8221;and#8212;Brenda Murphy, author of O'Neill: Long Day's Journey Into Night

"William Davies King has provided literary analyses, historical background, elucidations of passages in the text, and an annotated bibliography of reference sources, all of which will be invaluable for those studying, teaching, or performing O'Neill's masterpiece."and#8212;Jackson R. Bryer, co-editor, The Selected Letters of Eugene O'Neill

Eugene Oand#8217;Neill (1888and#150;1953) won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama four times and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936. William Davies King is professor of theater at the University of California at Santa Barbara and is the editor of The Eugene Oand#8217;Neill Review.and#160;Acclaimed as one of the greatest actresses of her generation, Jessica Lange is a two-time Academy Award winner and has dazzled the screen with over thirty credits to her name. She earned an Olivier Award nomination for her performance as Mary Tyrone in a West End production of Long Dayand#8217;s Journey Into Night in 2000.and#160;