Download or read book Eugene O'Neill's America written by John Patrick Diggins and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the face of seemingly relentless American optimism, Eugene O'Neill's plays reveal an America many would like to ignore, a place of seething resentments, aching desires, and family tragedy, where failure and disappointment are the norm and the American dream a chimera. Though derided by critics during his lifetime, his works resonated with aud...