{"product_id":"9780486112503","title":"Three Great Plays: The Emperor Jones, Anna Christie and The Hairy Ape","description":"Winner of the Nobel Prize for literature and four Pulitzer prizes, Eugene O'Neill is generally acknowledged as America's greatest playwright. This volume includes three of the writer’s early, influential works:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Emperor Jones\u003c\/i\u003e presents a forceful powerful psychological portrayal of brute power, fear, and madness as it traces events in the life of the self-proclaimed ruler of a West Indian island, who attempts to flee both his angry countrymen and personal demons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hairy Ap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ee\u003c\/i\u003e combines elements of class struggle and surreal tragedy as it explores the dehumanization of a crew member on a transatlantic liner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Christi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ee\u003c\/i\u003e displays O'Neill's skills of character development as he focuses on the relationship of a sailor and his long-lost daughter, who reveals an unsavory secret about her past.\u003cbr\u003eEssential reading for students of theater and literature, this collection will appeal to anyone interested in the seminal work of a writer who became one of the most vital forces in the American theater.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082638704880,"sku":"9780486112503","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486112503_p0.jpg?v=1763707576","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486112503","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}