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To Eugene O?Neill, the links between man and his surroundings were of prime importance. His characters struggled with existential problems, and how they related to them reveals much about O?Neill's own humanity. For the most part, the characters defeat their problems and in doing so are ?reborn? in some manner. This work examines the 49 plays that O?Neill completed, focusing on his attempt to find an inner truth in his characters. Part One explores the family, showing how a person is trapped by heredity, space, time and communal hierarchy. Part Two deals with the individual and society,...

The Irish Times called Thomas Kilroy "one of the most significant playwrights of modern Ireland," while The Sunday Times has described him as "one of the outstanding living Irish playwrights and, perhaps, the most complete." The winner of numerous honors including a special tribute from the Irish Theatre Awards in 2003, he has written fourteen plays. This appraisal of the works of Thomas Kilroy focuses on the common themes and methodology of his plays, including an unusual alliance between serious theatrical complexity and varied but demanding forms of comedy. A separate chapter...