The Great God Brown (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Eugene O’Neill
- First Published: 1926
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Expressionism
- Time of Work: The 1920’s
- Setting: The East Coast of the United States
- Genres: Drama, Expressionist literature
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Art or artists, Dreams, 1920’s, Reality, Creative process, Imagination, Ethics, Masks, Mortality, Architecture or architects
- Locales: East (U.S.)
Characters Discussed
Dion Anthony, a talented but failed artist and architect. Dion’s dilemma is that of the creative and sensitive artist in the crass, materialistic world. In his youth, he starts on the course of ruination through drink and gambling. His dissipation is reflected in the mask this character sometimes carries and sometimes wears throughout this expressionistic play. In the opening scene, his mask shows the defiance and rebelliousness of a “sensual young Pan” and hides the more spiritual, poetic qualities of Dion’s face. Seven years later, his mask has...
[The entire page is 596 words long]
Navigate
- The Great God Brown (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
- The Great God Brown (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
- The Great God Brown (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
See Also:
Eugene O’Neill (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Eugene O’Neill (Dictionary of World Biography)Eugene O’Neill (Censorship)Eugene O’Neill (Identities and Issues)Eugene O’Neill (Drama)
See Also:
- - The Great God Brown summary and study guide in the eNotes.
- Add The Great God Brown to your favorites