From his earliest success in 1945 with the poignant "The Glass
Menagerie," until his final curtain call with the 1979 production
of "The Two-Character Play," Tennessee Williams never stopped
experimenting with theatrical techniques and striving to explain
his richly provocative ideas. This new critical study of Williams
traces the shape of the playwright's life and career, both full of
wanderings, failures, love, anguish, and unparalleled triumphs.
Incorporating much of the new information that is emerging in the
recent publication of letters, biographies, and previously
unpublished plays, this Student Companion distills a vast body of
scholarship to give a fresh and accessible presentation of the key
elements of Williams' complicated works. In-depth analysis of 7 of
Williams' plays explore the literary styles, themes, and influences
Williams drew from poetry, movies, mythology, religion, and
personal experiences. This book allows the general reader and
theatre enthusiast a glimpse at the shape of his life, his mind,
and his work. Readers will come to appreciate why plays such as "A
Streetcar Named Desire" (1947) and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1955)
have come to be considered American classics.
Following the successful series format, this volume introduces
readers to Tennessee Williams with a richly detailed biography,
followed by a Literary Heritage chapter. A full chapter is devoted
to examining each of his major plays. In addition to analysis of
character, plot, themes, and style, each play is also given an
alternate reading from formal, feminist, psychological, gay, or
theological criticism. The concluding bibliography cites all of
Williams' dramatic output, as well as his poetry and prose. It also
gives many sources for biographical information, criticism of
individual works, and original reviews from the first staging of
his plays. Students and their teachers should find this volume
interesting and easy to follow.
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