A classic of American drama, this final, autobiographical play from Nobel Prize winner Eugene O'Neill is given the critical edition that it deserves here. William Davies King offers students and theater artists an invaluable guide to the text, with an essay on historical and critical perspectives, glosses of literary allusions and quotations, notes on the performance history, an annotated bibliography, and illustrations. Jessica Lange, who earned an Olivier Award nomination for her performance as Mary Tyrone in a West End production of Long Day's Journey Into Night, provides a foreword. "With its meticulous attention to detail and fresh examination of O'Neill's masterwork, [this] is an essential resource for theater artists and scholars alike."—Robert Falls