A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955) are major plays by Tennessee Williams; one of Americas most significant dramatists. They both received landmark productions and are widely-studied and performed around the world. The plays have also inspired popular screen adaptations and have generated a body of important and lasting scholarship.In this indispensable Readers Guide; Thomas P. Adler:bull; charts the development of the criticism surrounding both works; from the mid-twentieth century through to the present daybull; provides a readable assessment of the key debates and issuesbull; examines a range of theoretical approaches from biographical and New Criticism to feminist and queer theory.In so doing; Adler helps us to appreciate why these plays continue to fascinate readers; theatregoers and directors alike.
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