About the Book: The Theatre of Tennessee Williams
Perfect for students of English Literature, Theatre Studies and American Studies
at college and university, The Theatre of Tennessee Williams provides a lucid
and stimulating analysis of Willams dramatic work by one of Americas leading
scholars. With the centennial of his birth celebrated amid a flurry of
conferences devoted to his work in 2011, and his plays a central part of any
literature and drama curriculum and uibiquitous in theatre repertoires, he
remains a giant of twentieth century literature and drama. In Brenda Murphys
major study of his work she examines his life and career and provides an
analysis of