The influence of Tennessee Williams : essays on fifteen American playwrights / edited and with an introduction by Philip C. Kolin
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TextoDetalles de publicación: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, 2009 Descripción: X, 229 p. ; 26 cmISBN: 978-07864-3475-6Tema(s): Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 -- Crítica e interpretaciónResumen: The author of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" was never shy about drawing on his personal and family drama for stage material. This collection of 15 essays examines how Williams' confessional style influenced a diverse range of playwrights, both contemporaries and those writing for modern theater. Critical comparisons to William Inge, Edward Albee, David Mamet, Tony Kushner, Suzan Lori-Parks and others reveal this effect, with a special study of African-American theater. This title features an original interview with Albee on instances where Williams specifically influenced his works.Resumen: Índice: Introduction: the panoptic Tennessee Williams / Philip C. Kolin --"[Our] little company of the odd and the lonely": Tennessee Williams's "personality" in the plays of William Inge / Michael Greenwald -- Neil Simon's parodies of Tennessee Williams / Susan Koprince -- "Inconspicuous osmosis and the plasticity of doing": the influence of Tennessee Williams on the plays of Edward Albee / David A. Crespy -- "Cracking the shell of literalness": the itinerary of paternal consciousness in Williams's tragedy with notes on its influence on Gurney's comedy / Arvid F. Sponberg -- "That gentleman with painfully sympat... Etc.
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The author of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" was never shy about drawing on his personal and family drama for stage material. This collection of 15 essays examines how Williams' confessional style influenced a diverse range of playwrights, both contemporaries and those writing for modern theater. Critical comparisons to William Inge, Edward Albee, David Mamet, Tony Kushner, Suzan Lori-Parks and others reveal this effect, with a special study of African-American theater. This title features an original interview with Albee on instances where Williams specifically influenced his works.
Índice: Introduction: the panoptic Tennessee Williams / Philip C. Kolin --"[Our] little company of the odd and the lonely": Tennessee Williams's "personality" in the plays of William Inge / Michael Greenwald -- Neil Simon's parodies of Tennessee Williams / Susan Koprince -- "Inconspicuous osmosis and the plasticity of doing": the influence of Tennessee Williams on the plays of Edward Albee / David A. Crespy -- "Cracking the shell of literalness": the itinerary of paternal consciousness in Williams's tragedy with notes on its influence on Gurney's comedy / Arvid F. Sponberg -- "That gentleman with painfully sympat... Etc.
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