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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-100230228690

ISBN-139780230228696

eBay Product ID (ePID)117142441

Product Key Features

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameTennessee Williams-A Streetcar Named Desire/Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

SubjectDrama, American / General

Publication Year2012

TypeTextbook

AuthorThomas Adler

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism

SeriesReaders' Guides to Essential Criticism Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.8 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2012-533839

Series Volume Number67

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentIntroduction Producing Performance Texts Mythic Patterns; Southern, Classical and Christian Political, Social and Cultural Contexts Williams and Literary Canonicity Style and Genre Feminist Perspectives Queer Theory as Lens Contemporary Critical Theory and A Streetcar Named Desire Film and Television Adaptations Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index.

SynopsisThis 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 theory. In so doing, Adler helps us to appreciate why these plays continue to fascinate readers, theatregoers and directors alike. ", 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 theory. In so doing, Adler helps us to appreciate why these plays continue to fascinate readers, theatregoers and directors alike., 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 theory In so doing, Adler helps us to appreciate why these plays continue to fascinate readers, theatregoers and directors alike.

LC Classification NumberPN1-PN6790