streetcar named desire

Features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Entries include: introduction providing overview of play; brief biography of playwright; plot summary; discussion of play's principal themes; essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work A Streetcar Named Desire, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the stage and film productions of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire," featuring profiles of directors, actors and actresses, and even backstage personnel, discussing the play's reception by the scandalized public, and including tidbits of gossip and trivia.

A guide to reading "The Glass Menagerie" and "A Streetcar Named Desire" with a critical and appreciative mind encouraging analysis of plot, style, form, and structure. Also includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.

Discusses the influence, historical context, and critical reception of Williams's play. Includes a chronology, bibliography, and index.

Presents ten critical essays on Tennessee Williams's "A Streetcar Named Desire" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

Presents critical essays on Tennessee Williams's "A Streetcar Named Desire" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

Collects critical essays on Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire, " including selections by Catherine Steindler, Dan Isaac, Dean Shackelford, and others; and includes a chronology of the life of the author.

Presents critical essays on Tennessee Williams's "A Streetcar Named Desire" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.