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Tennessee Williams – A Streetcar Named Desire/Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

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This guide charts the development in the criticism surrounding two of Williams' most popular plays, from the 1940s/50s through to the present day. Adler's overview of the critical responses proceeds in a generally chronological fashion and demonstrates how the emergence of new...

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Product ID:9780230228696
Product Form:Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:GB
Series:Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism
Title:Tennessee Williams - A Streetcar Named Desire/Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Authors:Author: Thomas Adler
Page Count:176
Subjects:Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, USA, English
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This guide charts the development in the criticism surrounding two of Williams' most popular plays, from the 1940s/50s through to the present day. Adler's overview of the critical responses proceeds in a generally chronological fashion and demonstrates how the emergence of newer theoretical methodologies has broadened the range of these responses.
A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955) are major plays by Tennessee Williams, one of America''s most significant dramatists. They both received landmark productions and are widely-studied and performed around the world. The plays have also inspired popular screen adaptations and have generated a body of important and lasting scholarship.In this indispensable Reader''s Guide, Thomas P. Adler:- Charts the development of the criticism surrounding both works, from the mid-twentieth century through to the present day- Provides a readable assessment of the key debates and issues- Examines a range of theoretical approaches from biographical and New Criticism to feminist and queer theoryIn so doing, Adler helps us to appreciate why these plays continue to fascinate readers, theatregoers and directors alike.
Imprint Name:Red Globe Press
Publisher Name:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2012-12-07