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A Streetcar Named Desire and Other Plays (Penguin Modern Classics) (original 1962; edition 2000)

by Tennessee Williams

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A Streetcar Named Desire/The Glass Menagerie/Sweet Bird of Youth A Streetcar Named Desireis a revelation... a lyrical work of genuine originality and disturbing power.'Christopher Bigsby, Daily Telegraph Tennessee Williams's sensuous, atmospheric plays transformed the American stage with their passion, exoticism and vibrant characters who rage against their personal demons and the modern world. In A Streetcar Named Desirefading southern belle Blanche Dubois finds her romantic illusions brutally shattered; The Glass Menagerieportrays an introverted girl trapped in a fantasy world; and Sweet Bird of Youthshows how we are unable to escape 'the enemy, time'.… (more)
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Title:A Streetcar Named Desire and Other Plays (Penguin Modern Classics)
Authors:Tennessee Williams
Info:Penguin Books Ltd (2000), Paperback, 320 pages
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Sweet Bird of Youth / A Streetcar Named Desire / The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (1962)

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Weak female characters, sign of the times of when it was published. ( )
  vdt_melbourne | Nov 28, 2023 |
Great Introduction to Sweet Bird of Youth by Williams, explaining the autobiographical and violent nature of much of his work. ( )
1 vote jimsnopes | Dec 27, 2012 |
I enjoyed these this collection. I'd never read or seen Streetcar before, and it was not at all what I was expecting. Honestly I found the whole thing pretty disturbing, but very well done and realistic. The Glass Menagerie was my favorite, as it was least ...troubled? and I related to the sister the most; it was also more interesting in that it was based on his own family life. I want to read more of Williams' work after this little collection. ( )
1 vote .Monkey. | Oct 31, 2012 |
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A Streetcar Named Desire and Other Plays
by Tennessee Williams
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 · rating details · 572 ratings · 25 reviews
Tennessee Williams’s sensuous, atmospheric plays transformed the American stage with their passion, exoticism and vibrant characters who rage against their personal demons and the modern world. In A Streetcar Named Desire fading southern belle Blanche Dubois finds her romantic illusions brutally shattered; The Glass Menagerie portrays an introverted girl trapped in a fantasy world; and Sweet Bird of Youth shows how we are unable to escape ‘the enemy, time’. ( )
  ICANABIBBELG | Oct 24, 2012 |
Streetcar Name Desire; 4.5
Glass Menagerie; Unread
Sweet Bird of Youth; Unread ( )
  ASMITH272 | Dec 6, 2021 |
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A Streetcar Named Desire/The Glass Menagerie/Sweet Bird of Youth A Streetcar Named Desireis a revelation... a lyrical work of genuine originality and disturbing power.'Christopher Bigsby, Daily Telegraph Tennessee Williams's sensuous, atmospheric plays transformed the American stage with their passion, exoticism and vibrant characters who rage against their personal demons and the modern world. In A Streetcar Named Desirefading southern belle Blanche Dubois finds her romantic illusions brutally shattered; The Glass Menagerieportrays an introverted girl trapped in a fantasy world; and Sweet Bird of Youthshows how we are unable to escape 'the enemy, time'.

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