Eugene O'Neill's stage directions

Most studies of O'Neill's plays have adopted a literary perspective which tends to overlook the essentially theatrical nature of his art. Among those elements of O'Neill's dramaturgy which have been largely neglected are his stage directions. Critics tend to view the stage directions as merely one component of a literary text, yet the historical and textual evidence supports the idea of looking at the stage directions as serious instructions written by O'Neill, intended to guide the actor in his presentation of a role. This study is an attempt to discover the means by which O'Neill uses his stage directions to this end, and the ways in which the actor can find useful information in the playwright's parenthetical remarks.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Theater

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Sands, Jeffrey Elliott

Contributors dc:contributor

• Hobgood, Burnet M.

• Theater
• Literature, American

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1989 Sands, Jeffrey Elliott

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI8924936
(UMI)AAI8924936

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/20164