Forging a Language : A Study of the Plays of Eugene 'Neill (Paperback)

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Table showing linguistic medium of O'Neill's plays; Introduction; 1. O'Neill and the American theatre; 2. O'Neill's literary biography; 3. The American vernacular in the early plays; 4. the failure of language in the middle years; 5. The late plays and the development of 'significant form': The Iceman Cometh; 6. Significant form: Long Day's Journey Into Night; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.