Provides an in-depth evaluation of the nine plays that established Tennessee Williams as America's greatest lyric dramatist. Describing him as the first playwright writing in English to combine full-blooded characters, theatricalism, and poetic dialogue, this considers Williams both as a literary figure and as a stage innovator.
| ISBN: | 9781611170061 |
| Publication date: | 30th April 2011 |
| Author: | Alice Griffin |
| Publisher: | The University of South Carolina Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Series: | Understanding Contemporary American Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: plays and playwrights |