Date of Award
2008
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in English Composition
Department
English
First Advisor
Page, Philip
Second Advisor
Golden, Bruce
Third Advisor
Carlson, David
Abstract
This thesis applies a rhetorical lens to the work of Eugene O'Neill, specifically, those plays written between the years 1939 and 1942-the height of his dramatic genius. This thesis works to reimagine Eugene O'Neill, often looked upon as "lacking rhetorical exuberance," as a distinctive and successful rhetor, in addition to installing the "pipe dream" as his foremost rhetorical device.
Recommended Citation
Murphy, Ryan Francis, "Pipe dream: Eugene O'Neill's rhetoric of tragedy" (2008). Theses Digitization Project. 3571.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3571
