河南大学老师的课件Eugene O’Neill.pptVIP

Eugene O’Neill(1888-1953)尤金·奥尼尔 The Hairy Ape《毛猿》 Portrait of Eugene O’Neill Cover of The Hairy Ape I. Life 1. Birthplace: New York City 2. Family: his father, an actor 3. Education: a Catholic boarding school, Betts Academy, Princeton 4. Working Experiences: Prospector, sailor II. Literary Achievements 1920: Beyond the Horizon 《天边外》 1920: The Emperor Jones 《琼斯王》 1920: Anna Christie《安娜·克里斯蒂》 1921: The Hairy Ape 《毛猿》 1924: Desire Under the Elms 《榆树下的欲望》 1925: The Great God Brown 《大神布朗》 1928: The Strange Interlude 《奇异的插曲》 Literary Achievements 1931: Mourning Becomes Electra 《悲悼》 1934: Days Without End 《无穷的岁月》 1939: The Iceman Cometh 《送冰人来了》 1940: Long Day’s Journey into Night 《进入黑夜的漫长旅程》 III. Comment O’Neill was no doubt the greatest American dramatist of the first half of the 20th century. He was the first playwright to explore serious themes in the theater and to carry out his continual, vigorous, courageous experiments with theatrical conventions. His plays have been translated and staged all over the world. Three Pulitzer Prizes(1920, 1922, 1928) and the Noble Prize in 1936 show his achievement and influence at home and abroad. comment As the nation’s first important playwright with forty nine published plays, he did a great deal to establish the modes of the modern theatre in the country. With him American drama developed into a form of literature and in him American drama came of age. Comment As America’s foremost playwright, O’Neill successfully introduced the European theatrical trends of realism, naturalism and expressionism to the American stage as devices to express his comprehensive interest in life and humanity. He often ignored normal play divisions of scenes and acts, paid little attention to the expected length of plays, made his characters wear masks, split one character between two actors, reintroduced ghosts, chorus, monologue, and direct addresses to audience. comment He employed sets, lighting, and sounds to enhance emotion rat