The Cambridge Companion to Tennessee Williams (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

The Cambridge Companion to Tennessee Williams (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

by Matthew Roudané (Author), Matthew Roudané (Author)

Synopsis

This is a collection of thirteen original essays from a team of leading scholars in the field. In this wide-ranging volume, the contributors cover a healthy sampling of Williams's works, from the early apprenticeship years in the 1930s through to his last play before his death in 1983, Something Cloudy, Something Clear. In addition to essays on such major plays as The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, among others, the contributors also consider selected minor plays, short stories, poems, and biographical concerns. The Companion also features a chapter on selected key productions as well as a bibliographic essay surveying the major critical statements on Williams.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 304
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 01 Jun 2009

ISBN 10: 052149883X
ISBN 13: 9780521498838

Media Reviews
'The addition of Tennessee Williams to the list of subjects in this distinguished series of critical essays confirms his international status among twentieth-century authors. In celebrating his achievement, the critics in this collection offer analysis rather than censure, place Williams' plays in the context of critical thought and provide directors with a basis for mounting the plays afresh.' Studies in Theatre Production