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Eugene O’Neill’s the straw as an unexpressionist play: an expressionist study of the concepts of forlornness, communication, and revivification

O’Neill’s fascination with the morbid lacerations of life somehow finds voice in almost all his plays. This could certainly be traced to his discomposed life of dolefulness which decidedly is the mainspring of his great competence in representing the trials and tribulations of men from new direction...

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Main Authors: Maleki, Nasser, Jeihouni, Mojtaba
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Published: Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2014
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spelling my-ukm.journal.70672016-12-14T06:43:01Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7067/ Eugene O’Neill’s the straw as an unexpressionist play: an expressionist study of the concepts of forlornness, communication, and revivification Maleki, Nasser Jeihouni, Mojtaba O’Neill’s fascination with the morbid lacerations of life somehow finds voice in almost all his plays. This could certainly be traced to his discomposed life of dolefulness which decidedly is the mainspring of his great competence in representing the trials and tribulations of men from new directions. His early play, The Straw (1919), despite its dramatic and intellectual appeal, unfortunately, has not been subject of much study by scholars. In this play, the amalgamation of the heroine Eileen with the insecure patterns of life and her appalling quarantine force her into the slough of despond with which she has to fight with all available resources. O’Neill’s remarkable power of character drawing takes us into Eileen's world of anguish so that the voiceless cry may find room for expression in a mechanized age. Expressionism is verily traceable in the play but not in the conventional sense. Consequently, this study is expected to delve into the disoriented personality of Eileen, whose isolation stymies a gratifying communication with the world around her, from expressionist bedrock in order to bring to surface the long lost hope of the disconsolate individual. In addition, the paper will also essay to lay stress on the concept of revival from an expressionist perspective through which man can attain placidity and order in a mind-blowing disorderly world. Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7067/1/4181-14275-1-PB.pdf Maleki, Nasser and Jeihouni, Mojtaba (2014) Eugene O’Neill’s the straw as an unexpressionist play: an expressionist study of the concepts of forlornness, communication, and revivification. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 20 (1). pp. 75-86. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournals.ukm.my/3l/index
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description O’Neill’s fascination with the morbid lacerations of life somehow finds voice in almost all his plays. This could certainly be traced to his discomposed life of dolefulness which decidedly is the mainspring of his great competence in representing the trials and tribulations of men from new directions. His early play, The Straw (1919), despite its dramatic and intellectual appeal, unfortunately, has not been subject of much study by scholars. In this play, the amalgamation of the heroine Eileen with the insecure patterns of life and her appalling quarantine force her into the slough of despond with which she has to fight with all available resources. O’Neill’s remarkable power of character drawing takes us into Eileen's world of anguish so that the voiceless cry may find room for expression in a mechanized age. Expressionism is verily traceable in the play but not in the conventional sense. Consequently, this study is expected to delve into the disoriented personality of Eileen, whose isolation stymies a gratifying communication with the world around her, from expressionist bedrock in order to bring to surface the long lost hope of the disconsolate individual. In addition, the paper will also essay to lay stress on the concept of revival from an expressionist perspective through which man can attain placidity and order in a mind-blowing disorderly world.
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author Maleki, Nasser
Jeihouni, Mojtaba
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Jeihouni, Mojtaba
Eugene O’Neill’s the straw as an unexpressionist play: an expressionist study of the concepts of forlornness, communication, and revivification
author_facet Maleki, Nasser
Jeihouni, Mojtaba
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title Eugene O’Neill’s the straw as an unexpressionist play: an expressionist study of the concepts of forlornness, communication, and revivification
title_short Eugene O’Neill’s the straw as an unexpressionist play: an expressionist study of the concepts of forlornness, communication, and revivification
title_full Eugene O’Neill’s the straw as an unexpressionist play: an expressionist study of the concepts of forlornness, communication, and revivification
title_fullStr Eugene O’Neill’s the straw as an unexpressionist play: an expressionist study of the concepts of forlornness, communication, and revivification
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title_sort eugene o’neill’s the straw as an unexpressionist play: an expressionist study of the concepts of forlornness, communication, and revivification
publisher Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM
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