American Literature / Unit 15 AML 1438 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Eugene O'Neill and American Tragedy
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The idea
The witness calls O'Neill the country's foremost dramatist and records that he received the Nobel Prize for Literature in nineteen thirty-six, the first American playwright so honoured. Long Day's Journey into Night, written in nineteen forty-one, puts one family through a single ruinous day.
In practice
The first American playwright to win the Nobel.
Where people slip
The autobiographical play was held back for years.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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