{"product_id":"9781472521866","title":"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","description":"\u003ch1\u003eStudent Handbook to the Plays of Tennessee Williams\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Glass Menagerie; A Streetcar Named Desire; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Sweet Bird of Youth\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStephen Bottoms | Philip Kolin | Michael Hooper | Katherine Weiss\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Student Handbook to the Plays of Tennessee Williams\u003c\/i\u003e 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:\u003ci\u003e The Glass Menagerie\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e A Streetcar Named Desire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCat on a Hot Tin Roof\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSweet Bird of Youth\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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:\u003cbr\u003e* The context\u003cbr\u003e* Themes\u003cbr\u003e* Characters\u003cbr\u003e* Structure and language\u003cbr\u003e* The play in production (both on stage and screen adaptations)\u003cbr\u003eQuestions for study, and notes on words and phrases in the text are also supplied to aid the reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatherine Weiss\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English in the Department of Literature and Language, East Tennessee State University, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Bottoms\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Contemporary Theatre and Performance at Manchester University, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Kolin\u003c\/b\u003e is University Distinguished Professor in the College of Arts and Letters and Professor of English at the University of Southern Mississippi, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael S. D. Hooper\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eSexual Politics in the Work of Tennessee Williams: Desire Over Protest\u003c\/i\u003e, and teaches English and Drama at St Margaret's Bushey, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 November 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781472521866\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e296\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332414406796,"sku":"9781472521866","price":34.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_d9b3145d-f9bf-4615-a51c-61523074133a.jpg?v=1783603225","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781472521866","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}