尤金·奥尼尔的创作主题历来是评论家热衷于从不同角度讨论的话题,并由此引申到对其作品的解读上。然而,剧作家本人对其创作的言论历来只被引用而未被仔细地梳理。本文拟从剧作家本人的信件着手,厘清书信中包含独特的创作主题,以期对其作品解读去蔽。 The theme of Eugene O’Neill’s writing has always been that critics are keen to discuss topics from different angles and thus extend their interpretation of his works. However, the dramatist’s own comments on his writing have always been quoted without being carefully sorted out. This article intends to start from the writer’s own letter, clarify the letter contains a unique creative theme, with a view to its interpretation of the work.