<Tr> <Th> Original language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Tragedy </Td> </Tr> <P> Desire Under the Elms is a 1924 play written by Eugene O'Neill . Like Mourning Becomes Electra, Desire Under the Elms signifies an attempt by O'Neill to adapt plot elements and themes of Greek tragedy to a rural New England setting . It was inspired by the myth of Phaedra, Hippolytus, and Theseus . A film version was produced in 1958, and there is an operatic setting by Edward Thomas . </P> <P> The following descriptions are taken from the text of the play . </P>

Desire under the elms is inspired by the myth of