Quote by Eugene O'Neill

This volume gathers letters written by Eugene O'Neill, the Nobel Prize-winning dramatist whose works reshaped American theater in the early twentieth century. The correspondence offers insight into his personal life, his struggles with alcoholism and illness, his creative process, and his relationships with family members including his parents and children. O'Neill's letters also illuminate his views on the theater, his collaborations with practitioners such as the Provincetown Players, and the development of major plays including Long Day's Journey Into Night, The Iceman Cometh, and Mourning Becomes Electra. The selected materials span significant periods of his life, from his early maritime experiences and bohemian years through his later periods of intense productivity and eventual withdrawal from public life. The collection serves as a primary source for understanding the psychological and artistic forces that shaped one of America's most influential playwrights. more