War themes and myths in Mourning becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill

War themes and myths in Mourning becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill

Preoccupied with the theme of war in -Mourning Becomes Electra- ,Eugene O'Neill wondered what war to use and chose the American Civil War, as the only possibility that fits as the background for drama of murderous family love and hate! The Troyan War was rather unfamiliar to the American audien...

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Veröffentlicht in:Analele Universitatii Crestine Dimitrie Cantemir. Seria stiintele limbii, literaturii si didactica predarii literaturii si didactica predarii, 2011 (2), p.120-131
1. Verfasser: Koutsoudaki, Mary
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Zusammenfassung:Preoccupied with the theme of war in -Mourning Becomes Electra- ,Eugene O'Neill wondered what war to use and chose the American Civil War, as the only possibility that fits as the background for drama of murderous family love and hate! The Troyan War was rather unfamiliar to the American audience, the American Revolution too far off and associated with romantic school history.
ISSN:2065-0868