Ah! Wilderness (Paperback, New edition)

The one modern dramatist whose published plays find an unfailingly good market. This is one of the most fascinating things O'Neill has ever written and its not "O'Neillish" at all. A study of adolescence, not lacking in humor, and abounding in a sympathetic understanding of the moodiness and detachment of a sensitive boy. The setting is a small town in Connecticut, in 1906. A mellow, human sort of play, intensely dramatic, absorbing on the stage and very good reading. (Kirkus Reviews)

An affectionate and witty comedy of recollection from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers. Eugene O'Neill's only well-known comedy, Ah! Wilderness is a family-based saga set in the years just before the First World War. Richard Miller is deeply enamoured with his 'best girl', the pretty and pure Muriel. But when her cantankerous father finds out about their plans to spend Independence Day together, he demands that she write to him breaking off the whole thing. Richard is distraught, heartbroken, and seems about ready to knuckle under to strong liquor and fast women... Can his father Nat reach across the generation gap and bring his son back to the family - and Muriel? Eugene O'Neill's play Ah! Wilderness was premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre in October 1933. It was first staged in the UK at Westminster Theatre, London, in 1936. This edition includes a full introduction, biographical sketch and chronology.

General

Imprint:	Nick Hern Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The O'Neill Collection
Release date:	August 1995
Authors:	Eugene O'Neill
Dimensions:	198 x 127 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	125
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-85459-137-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General
LSN:	1-85459-137-1
Barcode:	9781854591371

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