Long Day's Journey Into Night
New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1956. First Edition, Second Printing as stated on copyright page. Hardcover with Dust Jacket.
Tan woven cloth over the spine with gilt titles in a black box to black cloth. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear.
The dust jacket with the price of $3.75 has shelf handling with small loss on the top of the spine, the white of the rear panel has toned, older clear tape reinforcement on the inside. Now in a new clear Mylar protective sleeve. 4to, 9.75 inches, 176 pages.
Critics have praised Long Day's Journey Into Night for its intense emotional depth, realism, and autobiographical elements. It's often regarded as Eugene O'Neill's masterpiece, a semi-autobiographical drama in four acts set in a seaside Connecticut home and addressing the themes of addiction, alcoholism, and the resulting family dysfunction.
The play’s raw vulnerability and honesty have been lauded for their timeless relevance, with many recognizing it as a searing examination of human frailty. It has also been noted for its poetic dialogue, tragic structure, and rich character development, contributing to its status as one of the greatest American plays which won O'Neill, posthumously, the 1957 Nobel Prize for Drama. [Adapted from Reviews]
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Price: $100.00
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