Understanding Tennessee Williams |
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| Author:
| Griffin, Alice |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61117-006-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Publisher: | University of South Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $21.99USD $21.99 |
Book Description:
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Provides an in-depth evaluation of the nine plays that established Tennessee Williams as America's greatest lyric dramatist. Describing him as the first playwright writing in English to combine full-blooded characters, theatricalism, and poetic dialogue, this considers Williams both as a literary figure and as a stage innovator.
Provides an in-depth evaluation of the nine plays that established Tennessee Williams as America's greatest lyric dramatist. Describing him as the first playwright writing in English to combine full-blooded characters, theatricalism, and poetic dialogue, this considers Williams both as a literary figure and as a stage innovator.