Irish-American Writers
Eugene O'Neill
The playwright Eugene O'Neill was known for emphasizing realism and American vernacular in serious, often despairing drama. He won Pulitzer prizes for his plays Beyond the Horizon and Long Day's Journey Into Night. O'Neill received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936.
vernacular - native dialect. So he is emphasizing the way Americans speak and the unique words or expressions we use.
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