Tennessee Williams – One Act Plays

Title: Tennessee Williams - One Act Plays
Author: Williams,Tennessee
Price: $39.99

The peak of my virtuosity was in the one- act plays. Some of which are like firecrackers on a rope. Tennessee Williams Tennessee Williams' lesser-known one act plays reveal a tantalising and fascinating perspective to one of the world's most important playwrights. Written between 1934 and 1980, the plays of the very young writer, then of the successful Tennessee Williams, and finally of the troubled man of the 1970s, Tenesse Williams - One Act Plays offers a panoramic yet detailed view of the themes, demons, and wit of this iconic playwright. The volume depicts American life during the Great Depression and after, populated by a hopelessly hopeful chorus girl, a munitions manufacturer ensnared in a love triangle, a rural family that deals \"justice\" on its children, an overconfident mob dandy, a poor couple who quarrel to vanquish despair, a young \"spinster\" enthralled by the impulse of rebellion, and, in The Magic Tower, a passionate artist and his wife whose youth and optimism are not enough to protect their 'dream marriage.' This collection gathers some of Williams's most exuberant early work and includes one-acts that he would later expand to powerful full-length dramas: 'The Pretty Trap,' a cheerful take on The Glass Menagerie, and 'Interior: Panic,' a precursor to A Streetcar Named Desire.
Play List - At Liberty, The Magic Tower, Me Vashya, Curtains for the Gentlemen, In Our Profession, Every Twenty Minutes, Honour the Living, The Case of the crushed Petunias, Miiny's Kid Don't Cry, The Dark Room, The Pretty Trap, Interior: Panic, Kingdom of Earth, I Never get dressed Till After Dark on Sundays, Some Problems for The Moose Lodge.

Author Biography: Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) is widely regarded as one of the 20th century's most important writers, and was also one of its most successful and prolific. His classic works include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Glass Menagerie, Summer and Smoke, Camino Real, Sweet Bird of Youth, Night of the Iguana, Orpheus Descending, and The Rose Tattoo.

Promotional Information: The Pulitzer Prize-winning Tennessee Williams is one of the 20th Century's best known and most significant playwrights Williams' work is frequently studied and revived professionally Many of these pieces have not before been published and provide a fascinating insight into Williams' better known work with hints of his character types, themes and preoccupations This volume includes pieces of satire, fantasy, late and early work and together provide a wide-ranging view of Williams' career

Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Publication date: 05/07/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781408164815
Publishing status: OS Archived