本题考查美国戏剧。Theater of the United States is based in the Western tradition and did not take on a unique dramatic identity until the emergence of Eugene O'Neill in the early 20th century, now considered by many to be the father of American drama O'Neill is a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama and the only American playwright to win the Nobel Prize for literature.尤金▪奥尼尔曾四次获得普利策戏剧奖，而且是美国唯一一个获得诺贝尔文学奖的戏剧家。它被看作是美国戏剧之父。