Beyond the horizon
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Book Introduction
This is the work that won Eugene O'Neill his first Pulitzer Prize.
It depicts the twisted lives of two brothers, Robert and Andrew, of the Mayo family, with different personalities, and a woman named Ruth who becomes entangled in a love triangle with them.
It shows the tragic end of a life that goes against nature.
This work, with its strong realist tendencies, is said to contain the seeds that would develop into Eugene O'Neill's later mature tragedy.
It depicts the twisted lives of two brothers, Robert and Andrew, of the Mayo family, with different personalities, and a woman named Ruth who becomes entangled in a love triangle with them.
It shows the tragic end of a life that goes against nature.
This work, with its strong realist tendencies, is said to contain the seeds that would develop into Eugene O'Neill's later mature tragedy.
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Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
commentary
About the author
About the translator
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Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
commentary
About the author
About the translator
Into the book
Robert: I was wondering what on earth had changed in my brother.
(After a while) My brother, a farmer, was gambling at a soju store with scraps of paper.
Brother, that picture has a spiritual meaning.
(Laughs bitterly.) I'm a failure and so is Ruth.
But the two of us can proudly blame God for our mistakes.
But my brother is the most thoroughly failed failure among the three of us.
My brother loved farming, but he wasted eight years running away from himself.
And now… (pauses to find the right words but can’t) My head is spinning.
But what I'm trying to say is that the fact that you gambled with something you loved to create shows just how wrong you were... and you're going to get punished.
To find it again… you will have to suffer.
(His voice grows weaker and he lets out a sigh.) It's no use.
I can't say.
(He lies down, gasping for breath, and closes his eyes.)
(After a while) My brother, a farmer, was gambling at a soju store with scraps of paper.
Brother, that picture has a spiritual meaning.
(Laughs bitterly.) I'm a failure and so is Ruth.
But the two of us can proudly blame God for our mistakes.
But my brother is the most thoroughly failed failure among the three of us.
My brother loved farming, but he wasted eight years running away from himself.
And now… (pauses to find the right words but can’t) My head is spinning.
But what I'm trying to say is that the fact that you gambled with something you loved to create shows just how wrong you were... and you're going to get punished.
To find it again… you will have to suffer.
(His voice grows weaker and he lets out a sigh.) It's no use.
I can't say.
(He lies down, gasping for breath, and closes his eyes.)
--- From the text
Publisher's Review
Mayo is an early play by Eugene O'Neill, set on a farm, depicting a love triangle between brothers, their lives turned upside down, and their final moments.
Robert, who always loved reading books and dreamed of a life beyond the horizon, pursuing ideals.
Andrew and his brother, who find meaning and value in life through farm work, are brothers who, despite their different personalities, have a strong bond.
But when they become entangled in a love triangle with Ruth from the neighboring farm, they find themselves heading towards a life that is different from their own.
Robert decides to marry Ruth and stay on the farm, while Andrew leaves the farm to forget the pain of his broken heart.
From then on, their lives gradually fall into the abyss.
The farm is also falling into disrepair.
In the finale, Robert is seen near death from pneumonia.
Ruth is helpless in poverty.
Even Andrew's life, which he had made a lot of money by becoming a businessman, did not look so good.
When Robert hears that Andrew had invested in the wheat business and lost big, he laments, “My brother, a farmer, was gambling in a wheat market with scraps of paper,” and that Andrew was “the most thoroughly unsuccessful of the three.”
This work won the Pulitzer Prize in 1920 for Eugene O'Neill, who is called the father of modern American theater.
This was his first feature-length drama, and it was a box office success, winning the Pulitzer Prize, which marked the beginning of Eugene O'Neill's rise to fame.
It emphasizes the importance of living a life in accordance with nature and the natural order.
This work is considered to be a precursor to Eugene O'Neill's later sea-based maritime dramas, and is considered to be the seed that would develop into the mature tragedy of Eugene O'Neill's later years.
Robert, who always loved reading books and dreamed of a life beyond the horizon, pursuing ideals.
Andrew and his brother, who find meaning and value in life through farm work, are brothers who, despite their different personalities, have a strong bond.
But when they become entangled in a love triangle with Ruth from the neighboring farm, they find themselves heading towards a life that is different from their own.
Robert decides to marry Ruth and stay on the farm, while Andrew leaves the farm to forget the pain of his broken heart.
From then on, their lives gradually fall into the abyss.
The farm is also falling into disrepair.
In the finale, Robert is seen near death from pneumonia.
Ruth is helpless in poverty.
Even Andrew's life, which he had made a lot of money by becoming a businessman, did not look so good.
When Robert hears that Andrew had invested in the wheat business and lost big, he laments, “My brother, a farmer, was gambling in a wheat market with scraps of paper,” and that Andrew was “the most thoroughly unsuccessful of the three.”
This work won the Pulitzer Prize in 1920 for Eugene O'Neill, who is called the father of modern American theater.
This was his first feature-length drama, and it was a box office success, winning the Pulitzer Prize, which marked the beginning of Eugene O'Neill's rise to fame.
It emphasizes the importance of living a life in accordance with nature and the natural order.
This work is considered to be a precursor to Eugene O'Neill's later sea-based maritime dramas, and is considered to be the seed that would develop into the mature tragedy of Eugene O'Neill's later years.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Publication date: October 14, 2019
- Page count, weight, size: 184 pages | 128*188*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791128852251
- ISBN10: 112885225X
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