%0 Journal Article
%T Chinese Taoism in Eugene O¡¯ Neill¡¯s <i>Marco Millions</i>
%A Xin Li
%A Chengjun Wu
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 8
%N 3
%P 1-7
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2021
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1107262
%X Eugene O¡¯ Neill, an American playwright, is very interested in Chinese Taoism. In many of his middle and late works, we can see the profound influence of Taoism on him. Taking <i>Marco Millions</i>, O¡¯Neill¡¯s mid-term masterpiece as an example, this paper analyzes Taoist thoughts such as Unity of Opposites, Circulation and Reversion, Non-action and Unity of Body and Soul contained in this play by means of text analysis. Through the analysis, we can see that O¡¯ Neill tried to find a new way of spiritual sustenance in the eastern Taoist thought to get rid of the disadvantages of western material civilization.
%K Taoism
%K Unity of Opposites
%K Circulation and Reversion
%K Non-Action
%K Unity of Body and Soul
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6526355