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''The Emperor Jones'' (1920), by American playwright Eugene O’Neill (1888-1953), in which a new style is tried; expressionism takes the place of realism in a drama which is, in effect, one long dramatic soliloquy revealing the terror that enters a Negro's soul as, driven into the jungle, he flies in terror from the beating of the drums. | ''The Emperor Jones'' (1920), by American playwright Eugene O’Neill (1888-1953), in which a new style is tried; expressionism takes the place of realism in a drama which is, in effect, one long dramatic soliloquy revealing the terror that enters a Negro's soul as, driven into the jungle, he flies in terror from the beating of the drums. | ||
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| + | Published in ''Nine plays, selected by the author''. Random House, 1932. | ||
Performed by the Witwatersrand [[University Players]] in 1928. | Performed by the Witwatersrand [[University Players]] in 1928. | ||
Revision as of 17:22, 23 October 2013
The Emperor Jones (1920), by American playwright Eugene O’Neill (1888-1953), in which a new style is tried; expressionism takes the place of realism in a drama which is, in effect, one long dramatic soliloquy revealing the terror that enters a Negro's soul as, driven into the jungle, he flies in terror from the beating of the drums.
Published in Nine plays, selected by the author. Random House, 1932.
Performed by the Witwatersrand University Players in 1928.
Sources
Footlights, 1(4):10, 1929.
World Drama, by Allardyce Nicoll. Harrap, 1949, p 884.
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