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Published 2007  \nPrinted in the United States of America 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 1 2 3 4 5  \nisbn-13: 978-0-226-14880-9 (cloth) isbn-10: 0-226-14880-7 (cloth)  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in Publication Data  \nDiggins, John P.  \nEugene O’Neill’s America : desire under democracy / John Patrick Diggins  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes index.  \nisbn-13: 978-0-226-14880-9 (cloth : alk. paper)  \nisbn-10: 0-226-14880-7 (cloth : alk. paper)  \n1. O’Neill, Eugene, 1888–1953 . 2. O’Neill, Eugene, 1888–1953—Criticism and interpretation. 3. Dramatists, American—20th century—Biography. 4. Dramatists, American—20th century—Family relationships. 5. Dramatists, American—20th century—Psychology. 6. America—In literature. I. Title.  \nps3529.n5z6275 2007 812'.52—dc22  \n[b]  \n2006051409  \no The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48-1992 .  \nDedicated to the memory of  \nColleen Dewhurst, Jason Robards, Paul Robeson, Jose Quintero  \nThe only thing in us that is unconditional is desire. simone weil  \nThis is the use of Memory:  \nFor liberation is not loss of love but expanding Of love beyond desire, and so liberation From the future as well as the past.  \nt. s . eliot  \nEvery satisfied desire gives birth to a new one. arthur schopenhauer  \nHe who possesses is possessed.  \nfriedrich nietzsche  \nTo come to possess all, desire the possession of nothing. st. john of the cross  \nWho is your literary idol?  \nThe answer to that is in one word—Nietzsche. eugene o’neill  \nContents  \npreface and acknowledgments xi  \nIntroduction: Knowers Unknown to Ourselves 1  \n1 ·The Misery of theMisbegotten 11  \n2 · The Playwright as Thinker 31  \n3 · Anarchism: The Politics of the “Long Loneliness” 51  \n4 ·Beginnings of American History 79  \n5 · “Lust for Possession” 95  \n6 · Possessed and Self-dispossessed 111  \n7 ·“Is You a Nigger, Nigger?” 137  \n8 · “TheMerest Sham”: Women and Marriage 157  \n9 ·Religion and the Death of Death 183  \n10 · “The Greek Dream in Tragedy Is the Noblest Ever” 207  \n11 ·Waiting for Hickey 231  \nConclusion: The Theater as Temple 257  \nnotes 267 index 283","cbCainYjvTBJeuts","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainYjvTBJeuts","pdf",1310053,322,"English","# Contents\n## Preface and acknowledgments\n## Introduction: Knowers Unknown to Ourselves\n## 1 The Misery of the Misbegotten\n## 2 The Playwright as Thinker\n## 3 Anarchism: The Politics of the “Long Loneliness”\n## 4 Beginnings of American History\n## 5 “Lust for Possession”\n## 6 Possessed and Self-dispossessed\n## 7 “Is You a Nigger, Nigger?”\n## 8 “The Merest Sham”: Women and Marriage\n## 9 Religion and the Death of Death\n## 10 “The Greek Dream in Tragedy Is the Noblest Ever”\n## 11 Waiting for Hickey\n## Conclusion: The Theater as Temple\n## Notes\n## Index","[{\"question\":\"Who is the author of Eugene O’Neill’s America - Desire Under Democracy?\",\"answer\":\"The book is authored by John Patrick Diggins.\"},{\"question\":\"What structure does the book follow?\",\"answer\":\"It contains a preface and acknowledgments, an introduction, eleven chapters, and a conclusion, followed by notes and an index.\"},{\"question\":\"Which major themes are covered in the chapters?\",\"answer\":\"The chapters address desire, democracy and politics, American historical beginnings, possession and self-dispossession, gender and marriage, and religion and death.\"}]","Eugene O’Neill’s America - Desire Under Democracy | PDF",1789773776,496]