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Eugene O'Neill's America : desire under democracy /

"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 derid...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Diggins, John P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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