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Student Handbook to the Plays of Tennessee Williams : The Glass Menagerie; a Streetcar Named Desire; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Sweet Bird of Youth by Philip Kolin, Stephen Bottoms and Michael Hooper (2014, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-101472521862
ISBN-139781472521866
eBay Product ID (ePID)202429296
Product Key Features
Number of Pages296 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameStudent Handbook to the Plays of Tennessee Williams : The Glass Menagerie; a Streetcar Named Desire; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Sweet Bird of Youth
Publication Year2014
SubjectDrama, General
TypeTextbook
AuthorPhilip Kolin, Stephen Bottoms, Michael Hooper
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Drama
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12.3 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Reviews"What Weiss has done here is sculpt a text that ... provides an in-depth primer to one of the United States' most decorated playwrights. Ultimately, A Student Handbook to the Plays of Tennessee Williams will be useful for students and professors who are searching for an easily navigable and digestible analysis of Williams and his early work." - Journal of American Drama and Theatre, What Weiss has done here is sculpt a text that ... provides an in-depth primer to one of the United States' most decorated playwrights. Ultimately, A Student Handbook to the Plays of Tennessee Williams will be useful for students and professors who are searching for an easily navigable and digestible analysis of Williams and his early work., Working chronologically through his plays, Murphy provides critical commentary for each, her own as well as commentaries from other leading scholars in the field . From start to last, Murphy's summaries are generous without being overwritten; her explications insightful and accessible, the way in fact a really good teacher's are.
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal812.54
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements A chronology of Williams' life and work Introduction 1. The Glass Menagerie 2. A Streetcar Named Desire 3. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 4. Sweet Bird of Youth 5. Questions for study 6. Further reading
SynopsisA Student Handbook to the Plays of Tennessee Williams provides the essential guide to Williams' most studied and revived dramas. Authored by a team of leading scholars, it offers students a clear analysis and detailed commentary on four of Williams' plays: The Glass Menagerie , A Streetcar Named Desire , Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Sweet Bird of Youth . A consistent framework of analysis ensures that whether readers are wanting a summary of the play, a commentary on the themes or characters, or a discussion of the work in performance, they can readily find what they need to develop their understanding and aid their appreciation of Williams' artistry. A chronology of the writer's life and work helps to situate all his works in context and the introduction reinforces this by providing a clear overview of Williams' writing, its recurrent themes and concerns and how these are intertwined with his life and times. For each play the author provides a summary of the plot, followed by commentary on: * The context * Themes * Characters * Structure and language * The play in production (both on stage and screen adaptations) Questions for study, and notes on words and phrases in the text are also supplied to aid the reader. The wealth of authoritative and clear commentary on each play, together with further questions that encourage comparison across Williams' work and related plays by other leading writers, ensures that this is the clearest and fullest guide to Williams' greatest plays., A Student Handbook to the Plays of Tennessee Williams provides the essential guide to Williams' most studied and revived dramas. Authored by a team of leading scholars, it offers students a clear analysis and detailed commentary on four of Williams' plays: The Glass Menagerie , A Streetcar Named Desire , Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Sweet Bird of Youth . A consistent framework of analysis ensures that whether readers are wanting a summary of the play, a commentary on the themes or characters, or a discussion of the work in performance, they can readily find what they need to develop their understanding and aid their appreciation of Williams' artistry.A chronology of the writer's life and work helps to situate all his works in context and the introduction reinforces this by providing a clear overview of Williams' writing, its recurrent themes and concerns and how these are intertwined with his life and times. For each play the author provides a summary of the plot, followed by commentary on: * The context* Themes* Characters* Structure and language* The play in production (both on stage and screen adaptations)Questions for study, and notes on words and phrases in the text are also supplied to aid the reader.The wealth of authoritative and clear commentary on each play, together with further questions that encourage comparison across Williams' work and related plays by other leading writers, ensures that this is the clearest and fullest guide to Williams' greatest pla, A Student Handbook to the Plays of Tennessee Williams provides the essential guide to Williams' most studied and revived dramas. Authored by a team of leading scholars, it offers students a clear analysis and detailed commentary on four of Williams' plays: The Glass Menagerie , A Streetcar Named Desire , Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Sweet Bird of Youth . A consistent framework of analysis ensures that whether readers are wanting a summary of the play, a commentary on the themes or characters, or a discussion of the work in performance, they can readily find what they need to develop their understanding and aid their appreciation of Williams' artistry...A chronology of the writer's life and work helps to situate all of his works in context and the introduction reinforces this by providing a clear overview of Williams' writing, its recurrent themes and concerns and how these are intertwined with his life and times. For each play the author provides a summary of the plot, followed by commentary on: - The context - Themes - Characters - Structure and language - The play in production (both on stage and screen adaptations) Questions for study, and notes on words and phrases in the text are also supplied to aid the reader...The wealth of authoritative and clear commentary on each play, together with further questions that encourage comparison across Williams' work and related plays by other leading writers, ensures that this is the clearest and fullest guide to Williams' greatest plays.
LC Classification NumberPS3545.I5365
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