“美国戏剧之父”尤金·奥尼尔(1888—1953)是美国现代戏剧的奠基人,也是唯一一位获得诺贝尔文学奖的美国戏剧家。他是生长在美国的爱尔兰裔后代,深受美国实利主义文化和爱尔兰天主教文化的双重影响,其悲剧创作也是植根于这两种文化的土壤中。因此,从文化层面去探 The Father of American Drama Eugene O’Neill (1888-1953) is the founder of modern American drama and the only American dramatist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is a descendent of Irish descent who grew up in the United States. He is deeply influenced by both Americanist culture and Irish Catholic culture. His tragedy is also rooted in the soil of both cultures. Therefore, from the cultural level to explore