Introduction Chapter One Alienation: From Existentialism, the Absurd to O'Neillian Absurdity Ⅰ.Repetition: An O'Neillian Family Curse Ⅱ.Faithlessness: An O'Neillian Defiance of God Ⅲ.Incommunicability: An O'Neillian Mode of Silence
Chapter Two Authenticity: From Existentialism, the Absurd to O'Neill's Absurdity Ⅰ.The Truth of Hopeless Hope Ⅱ.The Significance of Struggle Ⅲ.The Hatred of Death
Chapter Three Man and Nature: The Absurdist Features in O'Neill's Early Plays Ⅰ.Thirst: Silence and Survival Ⅱ.Where the Cross Is Made :"Mary Allen" and Madness Ⅲ.Gold: Deprivation and Defiance
Chapter Four Man and Others: The Absurdist Features in O'Neill's Middle Plays Ⅰ.The Hairy Ape: A Think for "Belonging" Ⅱ.Strange Interlude : "The God-Mother" Matters Ⅲ.Mourning Becomes Electra: "I'm The Last Mannon"
Chapter Five Man and the Self: The Absurdist Features in O'Neill's Later Plays Ⅰ.More Stately Mansions: A Courageous Facing of the "Mothering Self" Ⅱ.The Iceman Cometh ..The Absurdist As A Philosopher Ⅲ.Long Day's Journey into Night ~ A Family War of Anti-Surveillance
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