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
Conclusion
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