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4、BSTRACTEugene0’NeillcontributesalottothedevelopmentofAmericandrama．Asatalentedplaywright，0’NeillwritesmanygreatplaysandmakesAmericandramamatureandreachtheadvancedworldstandard．InfluencedbyIbsenandStrindberg，O’Neilldexterouslycombinestherealisticwritingstyleswith

5、modemexpressionistictechniques，thusmakinghimselfamastercapableofwritingindifferentdramaticforms．Heproduces21one-actplays，28multi-actplaysallthroughhislife，winningfourPulitzerPrizesandoneNobelPrizeforLiterature．Dramacriticsoftenlabelhimasamasteroftragedyforthegre

6、attragicpowerinhisplays．However,IcontendthatO’Neillhasattemptedtoinnovatehistheatricalskillsinthelaterperiod．ItistruethatwhenwritinghisearlyandmiddleplayslikeBeyondtheHorizon,TheEmperorJones，MourningBecomesElectraetc，O’Neill，whobelievesthattragedyisthenoblestand

7、mostinspiringformofdrama,sharplydemonstrateshistragicvisionoflifeandhumannaturewithhisperfecttragicskills．Nevertheless，after12years’silencefromthetheatricalcircle，O’Neillreturnswithhisdifferentplays：LongDay叠JourneyintoNight,ThelcemanComethandAMoonfo，．theMisbegot

8、ten．Inthoseplays，O’Neillextendshistheatricalboundariestotragi—comicgenreandmakespeoplelaugh、析thtearsandweep、析thlaughter．Differentfromtheclassicaltragicomedy,whatO’Nei