Eugene O'Neill vs. Anton Chekhov
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Eugene O'Neill
1888 – 1953
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill Sr. was an American playwright. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S.
"I hate doctors! They'll do anything — anything to keep you coming to them. They'll sell their souls! What's worse, they'll sell yours, and you never know it til…"
Anton Chekhov
1860 – 1904
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short story writer, widely considered one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre.
"We learn about life not from pluses alone, but from minuses as well."
Connections
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