Long Day's Journey into Night | Essays and Criticism

  • Variations Between Printed and Produced Versions of Long Day's Journey into Night

    In the following essay, Fiero discusses the differences between the printed and produced versions of O'Neill's play. Fiero is a professor of English at the University of Southwestern Louisiana and an actor.

  • New York Times Review of the 1956 Production

    In the following excerpt, the author applauds both the play and the production, asserting: "Long Day's Journey into Night has been worth waiting for. It restores the drama to literature and the theatre to art.''

  • O'Neill's Long Journey

    In the following excerpt, the author offers high praise for O'Neill's skill as a playwright, noting especially his talent for writing compelling drama that contains sensitive, moving insights into human nature.