Naslov
Imagological Reading of Eugene O'Neill's Plays: Nation and Its Representation in Long Day's Journey into Night and A Moon for the Misbegotten

Autori
Periš, Lucija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Kultura, nacija i diplomacija: Zbornik povodom 65. rođendana prof. dr. sc. Zlatka Kramarića

Urednik/ci
Peternai Andrić, Kristina ; Ileš, Tatjana

Izdavač
Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku ; Akademija za umjetnost i kulturu Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku

Grad
Osijek

Godina
2022

Raspon stranica
187-202

ISBN
978-953-314-158-9

Ključne riječi
A Moon for the Misbegotten ; Eugene O'Neill ; imagology ; Long Day’s Journey into Night ; nation

Sažetak
The article provides an imagological analysis of Eugene O’Neill’s plays Long Day’s Journey into Night (1956) and A Moon for the Misbegotten (1947) with an emphasis on the characters of Irish nationality who represent the group of Irish immigrants in the United States of America. The Irish inhabited America in large numbers as a result of the migration following Ireland’s Great Famine in the nineteenth century and the analyzed plays provide an insight into the social status of the Irish following their arrival to America. The article relies on Benedict Anderson’s theory of imagology, according to which nation, nationalism and nation-ness are seen as socio-cultural constructs and therefore society has a preestablished and often unfounded beliefs on members of certain nations. The article aims to explore the ways in which the characters of Irish nationality in the analyzed plays form a community, from the values that bind them to the stereotypes they encounter. The plays show two types of Irish people in America: naturalized citizens who adapt to the new environment or the ethnic others who decide to nurture their national values. The article also wants to point out the differences between the first and the second generation of Irish immigrants in America, especially when it comes to defining their own national identity. The characters that embody the second generation of Irish immigrants in the plays Long Day’s Journey into Night and A Moon for the Misbegotten demonstrate a significantly less pronounced sense of belonging to Irish community and identify with their local community, which is America, despite their descent.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija, Znanost o umjetnosti

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