Beyond the Horizon
by Eugene O'neill

Name: Beyond the Horizon
Brand: Eugene O'neill
SKU: 9780822201120
Rating: 3.89 (64 reviews)

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Highlights

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120 minsUnit Set/Multiple Settings

Awards & Recognition

Pulitzer Prize

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the emotional depth and character development in this early Eugene O'Neill play. Many find it a poignant exploration of dreams and familial bonds, despite its bleakness. Some note its sentimental nature while acknowledging it as a significant work in American theatre history, though a few criticisms arise regarding predictability and outdated dialogue.

Emotional depth and character developmentPoignant exploration of dreamsSignificant contribution to American theatrePredictable and cliched dialogueSome characters feel stereotyped

Synopsis

Winner of the 1920 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

THE STORY: The introspective and sensitive Robert falls in love with Ruth, who is engaged to his brother, Andrew; she marries Robert, and Andrew goes to sea.

Ruth later discovers that her marriage has been a mistake and that she is still in love with Andrew.

Three years pass, and Robert, sick and disillusioned, fails to make a go of the farm.

Andrew returns, but brings with him only disillusion to Ruth and Robert.

The latter, who yearns for the romance his brother is supposed to have enjoyed, sees in Andrew only an unimaginative materialist.