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Eugene O'Neill, Robert W. Moore
Eugene O'Neill, Robert W. Moore
Honors Theses
The American theatre owes the place it has in the world scene to many lives and their efforts, to people who helped bring it along in the slow development. Nevertheless, few would deny that if one person could be said to be most responsible for that development, that person would be Eugene O'Neill. It was O'Neill that first made the other parts of the world stand up and take notice of the American stage. And what they noticed were the plays of O'Neill. He remains to this day one of the two or three best know American authors in foreign …
Playwrights And Their Works Of Modern Drama, Sharon Hibbard
Playwrights And Their Works Of Modern Drama, Sharon Hibbard
Honors Theses
Playwrights are unique people in that while they live, they are often thought of as odd and never truly understood. Maybe it is because they have a greater appreciation of the beauty of life and nature, and are more sensitive concerning emotions and even death. As Shaw once said: "Whether it be that I was born mad or a little too sane, my kingdom was not of this world; I was at home only in the realm of my imagination, and at my ease only with the mighty dead." Maybe the reason most playwrights do not see success in their …