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MODERN TRAGIC SPIRIT IN O’NEILL’S THE
EMPEROR JONES

By
Hao Yan

Under the supervision of
Prof. Hong Zengliu

A thesis
Submitted in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Arts to the School of Foreign Studies
Anhui University

April 2008

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Acknowledgements

I have many people to thank for the learning experience in Anhui University and
for making pletion of my thesis possible in due time.

First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest and warmest gratitude to
my supervisor, Professor Hong Zengliu, for his valuable advice and insightful
guidance during my thesis writing as well as the entire process of my study. He
always offers me constructive suggestions and gives me encouragement whenever I
have difficulties. Without his consistent help, this thesis would not e to the
present form.

I also feel greatly indebted to all my teachers in the School of Foreign Studies:
Prof. Chen Zhengfa, Prof. Hua Quankun, Prof. Chen Bing, Associate Prof. Qi Tao,
Prof. Zhu Xiaomei, Prof. Zhu Yue, and Prof. Zhou Fangzhu, as well as all the other
faculty members of the English Department, for their enlightening lectures from
which I have benefited a lot for my thesis and academic research. These dearest
teachers‟ painstaking cultivation and profound knowledge impress me deeply and will
continue to exert great influence on my future study and teaching.

Thanks will also be extended to all my fellow students for their generous help
and my family members for their understanding and supporting throughout the writing
of this thesis.

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Abstract

Eugene O‟Neill (1888-1953) is unquestionably regarded as one of the greatest
masters of theatre the . has ever produced. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
four times (Beyond the Horizon (1920); Anna Christie (1922); Strange Interlude
(1928); and Long Day’s Journ