Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

Overview

A trilogy comprising the plays Homecoming, The Hunted, and The Haunted - O'Neill, the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist transplants the themes of Aeschylus's Oresteia into Civil War-era New England.

Homecoming: A Play in Four Acts. Part One of the Trilogy.

The Hunted: A Play in Five Acts. Part Two of the Trilogy.

The Haunted: A Play in Four Acts. Part Three of the Trilogy.

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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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