Kobernick Mark. Semiotics of the Drama and the Style of Eugene O'Neill

John Benjamins, 1989 — xi, 159 p. — (Foundations of Semiotics). — ISBN: 90 272 3291.A semiotic analysis is made of the six major plays by Eugene O'Neill and an attempt is made to yield a systematic analysis towards humanistic interpretations of texts. Theoretical interpretations are enriched with discussions of the plays. Technical matters such as the segmentation of the text are specified in appendices. Six semiotic dimensions have been studied: motifs, theatrical semiotic systems, their use in communicational functions, role function of the dramatis personae, their levels of awareness, and aristotelian divisions.Introduction: the purpose and design of this study
Stylistics in relation to linguistics and semiotics
The semiotics of the drama
Approaching the drama of O'Neill through semiotic stylistics
Establishing a controlled semiotics for the dramatic microcorpus
A representative segment analysis: Anna Christie I.vi
Concluding discussion of Desire Under the Elms
Concluding discussion of Long Day's Journey into Night
Conclusion: summary of findings at the level of the microcorpus