San Antonio College Library

This volume in the Modern Dramatists series presents a comprehensive study of Williams' works. Beginning with an introduction and biography of his subject, Boxill's book examines Williams' dramatic and non-dramatic writings for their themes, their patterns, and archetypal characters. He surveys the early one-act plays, which comprise a gallery of miniature portraits of the faded belle and sketches of the wanderer; and analyzes in detail his most significant...

An assessment on all aspects of the career and works of the 20th century playwright.

"This collection of essays offers a diverse selection of criticism of one of the most significant American playwrights of the twentieth century."--About this volume.

"Tennessee Williams's Notebooks, here published for the first time, presents by turns a passionate, whimsical, movingly lyrical, self-reflective, and completely uninhibited record of the life of this monumental American genius from 1936 to 1981. In these pages Williams (1911-1983) wrote out his most private thoughts; reflected on his plays, stories, and poems; and gave accounts of his social, professional, and sexual encounters. The notebooks are...

Presents critical essays on Tennessee Williams's "The Glass Menagerie" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

"This study examines the presentation of madness in the major plays by Tennessee Williams, and demonstrates the ways that Williams's preoccupation with the mentally ill and society's treatment of them were explored through his drama. Thematic chapter groupings divide the analysis into discussions of confinement, language, women, and the artist. The critical approach is eclectic and the author draws on a variety of psychological, literary, and biographical...

A collection of eleven critical essays on Williams's play "A Streetcar Named Desire" arranged in chronological order of publication.