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This book is a consistent exploration of the visionary quest for happiness which constitutes O’Neull’s remarkable preoccupation as a tragic dramalist. It begins with a discussion of the nature ofl tragic vision and its raw material-the human condition. The two manifestations of the tragic vision are then discussed in relation of their positive and negative applications. This is illustrated with reference to the earliest plays with desire-its proptings, ...
This book is a comprehensive inquiry into the nature of tragedy vis-o-vis george Steiner’s idea of Greek Tragedy. That idea is refuted and with an examination of the tragedies of Aeschylus, sophocles and Euripides, it is established that tragedy as an art form is as much modern as Greek and that the Twentieth Century dramatists like O’Neill and Eliot were not “pouring new sauces over old meatsâ€, but presented “ an authentic treatment of the predicament ...