A student handbook to the plays of Tennessee Williams : "The glass menagerie", "A streetcar named Desire", "Cat on a hot tin roof", "Sweet bird of youth

__A Student Handbook to the Plays of Tennessee Williams__ provides the essential guide to Williams' most studied and revived dramas. Authored by a team of leading scholars, it offers students a clear analysis and detailed commentary on four of Williams' plays: __The Glass Menagerie__, __A Streetcar Named Desire__, __Cat on a Hot Tin Roof__ and __Sweet Bird of Youth__. A consistent framework of analysis ensures that whether readers are wanting a summary of the play, a commentary on the themes or characters, or a discussion of the work in performance, they can readily find what they need to develop their understanding and aid their appreciation of Williams' artistry.A chronology of the writer's life and work helps to situate all his works in context and the introduction reinforces this by providing a clear overview of Williams' writing, its recurrent themes and concerns and how these are intertwined with his life and times. For each play the author provides a summary of the plot, followed by commentary on:\* The context\* Themes\* Characters\* Structure and language\* The play in production (both on stage and screen adaptations)Questions for study, and notes on words and phrases in the text are also supplied to aid the reader.The wealth of authoritative and clear commentary on each play, together with further questions that encourage comparison across Williams' work and related plays by other leading writers, ensures that this is the clearest and fullest guide to Williams' greatest plays. A Student Handbook to the Plays of Tennessee Williams provides the essential guide to Williams' most studied and revived dramas. Authored by a team of leading scholars, it offers students a clear analysis and detailed commentary on four of Williams' plays: The Glass Menagerie , A Streetcar Named Desire , Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Sweet Bird of Youth . A consistent framework of analysis ensures that whether readers are wanting a summary of the play, a commentary on the themes or characters, or a discussion of the work in performance, they can readily find what they need to develop their understanding and aid their appreciation of Williams' artistry. A chronology of the writer's life and work helps to situate all his works in context and the introduction reinforces this by providing a clear overview of Williams' writing, its recurrent themes and concerns and how these are intertwined with his life and times. For each play the author provides a summary of the plot, followed by commentary on: * The context * Themes * Characters * Structure and language * The play in production (both on stage and screen adaptations) Questions for study, and notes on words and phrases in the text are also supplied to aid the reader. The wealth of authoritative and clear commentary on each play, together with further questions that encourage comparison across Williams' work and related plays by other leading writers, ensures that this is the clearest and fullest guide to Williams' greatest plays. « A student handbook to the plays of Tennessee Williams » provides the essential guide to Williams's most studied and revived dramas. Authored by a team of leading scholars, it offers students a clear analysis and detailed commentary on four of Williams's plays: « The glass menagerie », « A streetcar named Desire », « Cat on a hot tin roof » and « Sweet bird of youth ». A framework of analysis gives students the tools they need to expand their understanding. For each play, the author provides: a summary of the plot, a commentary on the context, themes, characters, structure and language of the play, an overview of the play in production, covering both stage and screen adaptations, questions for study, detailed notes on complex words and phrases in the text. Accompanied by an overview of Williams's writing, a chronology, and further questions encouraging students to explore interconnections and cross-references in his work, this is the clearest guide to Williams's greatest plays that you can find