Paper No. 8 Paper Name- The American Literature Sem - 2

1. NAME – NIYATI VYAS
ROLL NO. 14
PAPER NO. 8
PAPER NAME – THE AMERICAN LITERATURE
TOPIC NAME – LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT AS
TRAGEDY
SUBMITTED TO – PROF. DILIP BARAD
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

2. Tragedy definition
 an event causing great suffering, destruction, and
distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural
catastrophe.
 a play dealing with tragic events and having an
unhappy ending, especially one concerning the
downfall of the main character.

4.  Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an
American playwright and Nobel laureate in literature. His poetically titled plays
were among the first to introduce into the U.S.
 The tragedy Long Day's Journey into Night is often numbered on the short list of
the finest U.S. plays in the 20th century.

5. INTRODUCTION
 Long Day's Journey into Night is a tragedy play in four acts
written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill in 1941–42,
first published in 1956. The play is widely considered to be
his magnum opus and one of the finest American plays of the
20th century.
 It premiered in Sweden in February 1956 and then opened
on Broadway in November 1956, winning the Tony Award for
Best Play.

7. TRAGEDY IN PLAY
 Long Day's Journey into Night is undoubtedly a tragedy--it
leaves the audience with a sense of catharsis, or emotional
rebirth through the viewing of powerful events, and it depicts
the fall of something that was once great.
 Many critics have argued whether Long Day’s Journey into
Night is a tragedy or not.
 While it has arguments for both, it would have to be
considered a tragedy because of the characters and the
ending.
 Those two aspects of the play make it a tragedy.

8.  Taking into consideration the characteristics of tragedy, this
play features many elements that would be typical of a
tragedy:
 a family that has a lot to lose, tragic characters with fatal
flaws, moments of realization, and a tragic ending.
 One could argue that Long Day’s Journey into Night is
missing a crucial element of any theatrical or literary work; a
protagonist.

9. Reference
 edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom. Eugene O'Neill's Long
Day's Journey into Night. New York :Chelsea House, 1987.
 "BWW Review: Long Day's Journey into Night – The Tragedy of a Family's
Downward Spiral". BroadwayWorld. June 12, 2018. Retrieved October 31,
2018.
 Andreach, Robert J. (16 July 2014). Tragedy in the Contemporary
American Theatre. p. 179. ISBN 9780761864011.
 "Long Day's Journey Into Night". eOneill.com. 2008. Archived from the
original on 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2008-06-17.

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