Tennessee Williams

Autorentext
Philip C.Kolin, Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern Mississippi, is recognised as an international authority on the works of Tennessee Williams. He has published seven books on Williams, including The Tennessee Williams Encyclopedia, Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire for the CUP 'Plays in Production' series, Tennessee Williams: A Guide to Research and Performance, and The Influence of Tennessee Williams. In addition, Kolin has published more than fifty scholarly articles on Williams and has served as a guest editor of four journals focusing on Williams's works. Kolin also serves on the Editorial Board of the Tennessee Williams Annual Review. Philip Kolin is Distinguished Professor in the College of Arts and Letters and Professor of English at the University of Southern Mississippi, USA. He has written extensively on the work of Tennessee Williams. PHILIP C. KOLIN is Professor of English at the University of Southern Mississippi. His many books include Confronting Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire (Greenwood, 1993), Tennessee Williams: A Guide to Research and Performance (Greenwood, 1998) and The Tennessee Williams Encyclopedia (Greenwood, 2003).

Klappentext
The plays of Tennessee Williams are some of the greatest triumphs of the American theatre. If Williams is not the most important American playwright, he surely is one of the two or three most celebrated, rivaled only by Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller. In a career that spanned almost five decades, he created an extensive canon of more than 70 plays. His contributions to the American theatre are inestimable and revolutionary. The Glass Menagerie (1945) introduced poetic realism to the American stage; A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) explored sexual and psychological issues that had never before been portrayed in American culture; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955) dared to challenge the political and sexual mores of the Eisenhower era; and his plays of the 1970s are among the most innovative works produced on the American stage. But Williams was far more than a gifted and prolific playwright. He created two collections of poetry, two novels, four collections of stories, memoirs, and scores of essays. Because of his towering presence in American drama, Williams has attracted the attention of some of the most insightful scholars and critics of the twentieth century. The 1990s in particular ushered in a renaissance of Williams research, including a definitive biography, a descriptive bibliography, and numerous books and scholarly articles. This reference book synthesizes the vast body of research on Tennessee Williams and offers a performance history of his works. Under the guidance of one of the leading authorities on Williams, expert contributors have written chapters on each of Williams' works or clusters of works. Each chapter includes a discussion of the biographical context of a work or group of writings; a survey of the bibliographic history; an analysis of major critical approaches, which looks at themes, characters, symbols, and plots; a consideration of the major critical problems posed by the work; an overview of chief productions and film and television versions; a concluding interpretation; and a bibliography of secondary sources. The volume concludes with a selected, general bibliography and a comprehensive index.

Zusammenfassung
The plays of Tennessee Williams are some of the greatest triumphs of the American theatre.

Inhalt
Preface American Blues by Neal F. Lester 27 Wagons Full of Cotton by Neal A. Lester Battle of Angels and /Orpheus Descending by Robert Bray The Glass Menagerie by Thomas P. Adler A Streetcar Named Desire by Philip C. Kolin Summer and Smokeand The Eccentricities of a Nightingale by Richard E. Kramer The Rose Tattoo by John Gronbeck-Tedesco and Leslie Atkins Durham Camino Real by James Fisher Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by George W. Crandell Suddenly Last Summer by Marilyn Claire Ford Sweet Bird of Youth by Robert Bray Night of the Iguana by George W. Crandell The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore by Francesca Oglesby Hitchcock Kingdom of Earth/The Seven Descents of Myrtle by Philip C. Kolin The Two-Character Play/Out Cry by LaNelle Daniel Small Craft Warning, Vieux Carré, and A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur by Mark W. Rocha The Red Devil Battery Sign by Colby H. Kullman Period of Adjustment by Cassie Carter I Rise in Flame, Cried the Phoenix by Cathy Henderson Tennessee Williams's Fiction by Jürgen C. Wolter Tennessee Williams's Poetry by Patricia Grierson Tennessee Williams's Films by David H. Goff Bibliography Index

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