Selected Plays of Eugene O'Neill Introduction by Jose Quintero Hardover 1979

Description: Item DetailSelected Plays of Eugene O’NeillWith Introduction by Jose QuinteroCopyright 1979 Selected plays included:Anna Christie Copyright 1922 by Horace Liveright, Inc. Copyright renewed by Eugene O'Neill. The Emperor Jones Copyright 1921 by Horace Liveright, Inc. Copyright renewed by Eugene O'Neill. "The Hairy Ape" Copyright 1922 by Horace Liveright, Inc. Copyright renewed by Eugene O'Neill. Desire Under the Elms Copyright 1924 by Eugene O'Neill. Copyright renewed by Eugene O'Neill. Strange Interlude Copyright 1927, 1928 by Eugene O'Neill. Copyright renewed by Carlotta Monterey O'Neill. Mourning Becomes Electra Copyright 1931 by Horace Liveright, Inc. Copyright renewed by Carlotta Monterey O'Neill. The Iceman Cometh Copyright as an unpublished work 1940 by Eugene O'Neill. Copyright renewed by Carlotta Monterey O'Neill. Copyright 1946 by Eugene O'Neill. Copyright renewed by Oona O'Neill Chaplin and Shane O'Neill. A Touch of the Poet Unpublished dramatic composition Copyright 1046 by Eugene O'Neill Copyright renewed by Oona O'Neill Chaplin and Shane O'Neill. Copyright 1957 by Carlotta Monterey O'Neill. A Moon for the Misbegotten Copyright as an unpublished work 1945 by Eugene O'Neill. Copyright renewed by Shane O'Neill and Oona O'Neill Chaplin. Copyright 1952 by Eugene O'Neill. Item ConditionGood condition. Missing dust jacket. Some burns, creases and signs of wear on hardcover external. See pictures as they are part of the condition description. Pages are in excellent condition with no marks. Spine is still tight. SummaryExcerpt of the INTRODUCTION by Jose QuinteroAs I read the titles of the nine plays in this collection, I am amazed that such vast and complex worlds can be bound in a single volume. Each of O'Neill's plays, particularly those I have directed, has absorbed, shaped, and reshaped almost every day of my life since that fateful moment sometime in the spring of 1955 when my friend Leigh Connell handed me a copy of The Iceman Cometh. Let me introduce you to these plays in the same way I would introduce you to a group of old and beloved friends: Friends who will weather the test of time; friends who have been unyielding, demanding, exacting, and uncompromising to such a degree that there were times during the friendship when I, filled with sweaty panic, wanted to cry out, "Enough. I don't know enough. I can stretch no further." But these friends were conceived and matured with immense care and precision. They had to be. They were meant to carry a great force-the capacity to feel. So it was always their passion that came and picked me up and held me, as in a rising wave, up into a new plateau where I caught a glimpse of man and God. I read Anna Christie and I hear the voice of Liv Ullman quietly saying, "Look at the sea," as we gazed at the freezing, silver-blue sea which spread past the bay of Oslo. We were taking advantage of the one hour of sun-light, the single golden gem with which the white Norwegian winter crowns its days. We were rehearsing A Moon for the Misbegotten, which I had gone there to direct in the winter of 1974. We talked about the sea; how much it meant to both of us; how O'Neill had loved it; and how he could never live too far from his "old devil sea." As we walked on in the ebbing golden light, she asked me if I liked Anna Christie, saying she would like to play Anna. Our hands joined…. Purchase information**When you purchase this item, Phoenix Forward Furnishings will donate 10% of the final purchase price to the American National Red Cross charity. Thank you for your help in making the world a better place! Please visit our store to view all of our items at: https://www.ebay.com/str/phoenixforwardfurnishings

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