Eugene O'Neill: The Unfinished Plays. Notes For The Visit Of Malatesta, The Last Conquest, Blind Alley Guy

O'Neill, Eugene. Edited and Annotated By Virginia Floyd

ISBN 10: 0804426740 / ISBN 13: 9780804426749

Published by Continuum/A Frederick Ungar Book, NY, 1988

About this Item

Frontis. Illustrations. Introduction. A Note On Editorial Method. Bibliography.213pp. Black boards with bright gilt title on spine. Pictorial Dust Jacket. News Release eentitled "Restricted O'Neill Plays Now Published For The First Time." Eugene O'Neill 1888-1953. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 006966

Bibliographic Details

Title: Eugene O'Neill: The Unfinished Plays. Notes ...

Publisher: Continuum/A Frederick Ungar Book, NY

Publication Date: 1988

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First Edition

Book Type: Hardcover

About this title

Synopsis:

Presents three incomplete O'Neill plays, including his notes, and provides background information on their characters, themes, and plots

Reviews:

The three scenarios published here in honor of O'Neill's centennial were the final, albeit incomplete, products of his working life. Each reflects his political concerns at a time (1940-43) when Hitler's rise troubled him greatly. The Last Conquest , an elaborate dialogue between Christ and Satan, would have incorporated many of O'Neill's favorite stage techniques, e.g., masks. Blind Alley Guy examined evil in a family microcosm. Similar themes were approached lightly in The Visit of Malatesta , an amusing reunion of aging Italian radicals that would have been O'Neill's second comedy. Though reading unfinished compositions has its frustrations, O'Neill scholars and theatre arts students will be interested. Starr E. Smith, Georgetown Univ. Lib., Washington,
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