Finding the Way to ''Long Day''s Journey Into Night'' - Eugene O''neill and Carlotta Monterey O''neill At Tao House

A profound new way to approach Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night comes from reading this intensely autobiographical masterpiece in terms of the Taoism-inspired California house where it was written on the verge of World War II and the fractious marriage to Carlotta Monterey O'Neill to whom the play is dedicated.

List of contents

Preface; Introduction: How to Read This Book; Summary of Long Day's Journey Into Night; Chapter 1: Long . . . How Difficult It Is to Be Long; Chapter 2: . . . Day's . . . Diary of a Day's Journey; Chapter 3: . . . Journey . . . The Arrival of Iceman; Chapter 4: . . . Into . . . The Makings of a Carlotta; Chapter 5: A House / A Marriage; Chapter 6: The Tao of Tao House; Chapter 7: Long Day's Journey . . . Wrong Ways; Chapter 8: . . . Into Night . . . The Way to War; Chapter 9: Long Day's Journey Into Night. . . The Way to the World; Postscript: Site-Specific?;Appendix A: "Blemie"; Appendix B: Taoism; Appendix C: People Frequently Mentioned in the Diaries; Appendix D: Days of Writing; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index

About the author

William Davies King is Distinguished Professor of Theater and Dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a veteran scholar of Eugene O'Neill, his life and works, also his wives.

Summary

A profound new way to approach Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night comes from reading this intensely autobiographical masterpiece in terms of the Taoism-inspired California house where it was written on the verge of World War II and the fractious marriage to Carlotta Monterey O'Neill to whom the play is dedicated.

Product details

• Authors: William Davies King
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2024
• EAN: 9781839992490
• ISBN: 978-1-83999-249-0
• No. of pages: 362
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; USA, English, DRAMA / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards), Plays, Playscripts, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, 1939-1941--in the family relationships