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Loading... The Collected Plays of Tennessee Williamsby Tennessee Williams
![]() None No current Talk conversations about this book. The collected works of one of the most American of playwrights. Williams writes about the south, and does it without undue romanticizing or painting the south as one great big misunderstood wonderful group of people. He catches nuances and subtle differences, and creates memorable characters in memorable situations. Although few people today have seen more than one or two of his works (Glass Menagerie is probably the only work currently being done with any regularity), his portfolio is packed with interesting works that could impact audiences today. Read them chronologically - you can see the changes that occurred in his style as theatre shifted. He was willing to shift with it, developing more modern characters and adding post-modern touches to his works. Recommended, especially for people interested in the history of American theatre. ( ![]() no reviews | add a review
ContainsSpring Storm by Tennessee Williams (indirect) Not About Nightingales by Tennessee Williams (indirect) Battle of Angels by Tennessee Williams (indirect) I Rise in Flame Cried the Phoenix by Tennessee Williams (indirect) The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (indirect) A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (indirect) Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams (indirect) The Rose Tattoo by Tennessee Williams (indirect) Camino Real by Tennessee Williams (indirect) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams (indirect) Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams (indirect) Suddenly Last Summer by Tennessee Williams (indirect) Sweet Bird of Youth by Tennessee Williams (indirect) The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams (indirect) The Eccentricities of a Nightingale by Tennessee Williams (indirect) The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore. by Tennessee Williams (indirect) Small Craft Warnings by Tennessee Williams (indirect) Out Cry by Tennessee Williams (indirect) Vieux Carré by Tennessee Williams (indirect)
In celebration of the Tennessee Williams centennial in 2011, The Library of America presents its acclaimed two-volume edition of his plays in a collector's boxed set. Gathering thirty-two works written from the 1930s to the 1980s, this collection contains all the essential dramatic works of the playwright who transformed the American stage. The first volume opens with the rediscovered early plays, Spring Storm and Not About Nightingales, and contains such classics as The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Rose Tattoo, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, as well as a selection of one acts. The second volume includes Orpheus Descending, Suddenly Last Summer, Sweet Bird of Youth, Period of Adjustment, The Night of the Iguana, The Eccentricities of a Nightingale, Out Cry, and A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries. No library descriptions found. |
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