Fog (O'Neill)

Fog (O'Neill)

Fog (O'Neill)

Fog (O'Neill)

Overview

Set onboard a lifeboat drifting without oars in a dense fog off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, this unusual piece is about being lost in a hostile cosmos in other words, The Human Condition. The characters, a Poet, a Man of Business and a Polish Peasant Woman, represent diametrically opposed Points of View about the situation.

Authors

Eugene O'Neill

Eugene O’Neill, born in New York City on October 16, 1888, was the first great American playwright. His father was James O’Neill, the famous dramatic actor, and during his early years, O’Neill often traveled with his parents. Beyond the Horizon (1920), the first of his plays ...

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