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Down the nights and down the days : Eugene O'Neill's Catholic sensibility / Edward L. Shaughnessy.

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The latest book from veteran O'Neillian Edward L. Shaughnessy, Down the Nights and Down the Days: Eugene O'Neill's Catholic Sensibility examines a major aspect of the playwright's vision: the influence of his Catholic heritage upon his moral imagination. Critics, aware of O'...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Main Author: Shaughnessy, Edward L., 1932-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Notre Dame, Ind : University of Notre Dame Press, ©1996.
Series:Irish in America.
Subjects:
O'Neill, Eugene, > 1888-1953.
O'Neill, Eugene, > 1888-1953 > Religion.
Catholic Church > Doctrines.
Église catholique > Doctrines.
American drama > Catholic authors > History and criticism.
Dramatists, American > 20th century > Biography.
Religion and drama > Christianity.
Catholics > United States > Intellectual life.
Irish Americans > Religion.
Catholics in literature.
Catholic Church.
Catholics > Intellectual life.
Drama > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Dramatists, American.
Religion.
Theology, Doctrinal.
United States.
Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:The latest book from veteran O'Neillian Edward L. Shaughnessy, Down the Nights and Down the Days: Eugene O'Neill's Catholic Sensibility examines a major aspect of the playwright's vision: the influence of his Catholic heritage upon his moral imagination. Critics, aware of O'Neill's early renunciation of faith (at age 15), have been inclined to overlook this presence in his work. However, Shaughnessy makes no attempt to reclaim O'Neill for Catholicism. But Shaughnessy does uncover evidence that O'Neill retained the impress of his Irish Catholic upbringing and acculturation.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 226 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-220) and index.

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