美国戏剧的开山之祖——尤金·奥尼尔

Eugene O＇Neill, the Founder of American Drama

尤金·奥尼尔是美国戏剧的开山之祖，他在戏剧观念的革新，主题、题材的开掘，人物的选择，各种艺术表现手法的尝试等方面均有建树，给以后的剧作家提供了学习、借鉴的范例，为20世纪美国戏剧的发展与繁荣奠定了基础。

Eugene O＇Neill, the founder of American drama, made much contribution to almost every aspect of American drama -- -- the innovation of dramatic concept, the researches of theme and subject matter, the choice of character and attempt at various techniques of artistic expression. With his unique model for dramatists to learn and use for reference, he laid a good foundation for the development and prosperity of American drama of the 20th century.