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  • A Streetcar Named Desire

    Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller

    Paperback (New Directions, Sept. 15, 2004)
    The Pulitzer Prize and Drama Critics Circle Award winning play―reissued with an introduction by Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman and The Crucible), and Williams' essay "The World I Live In." It is a very short list of 20th-century American plays that continue to have the same power and impact as when they first appeared―57 years after its Broadway premiere, Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire is one of those plays. The story famously recounts how the faded and promiscuous Blanche DuBois is pushed over the edge by her sexy and brutal brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski. Streetcar launched the careers of Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden, and solidified the position of Tennessee Williams as one of the most important young playwrights of his generation, as well as that of Elia Kazan as the greatest American stage director of the '40s and '50s. Who better than America's elder statesman of the theater, Williams' contemporary Arthur Miller, to write as a witness to the lightning that struck American culture in the form of A Streetcar Named Desire? Miller's rich perspective on Williams' singular style of poetic dialogue, sensitive characters, and dramatic violence makes this a unique and valuable new edition of A Streetcar Named Desire. This definitive new edition will also include Williams' essay "The World I Live In," and a brief chronology of the author's life.
  • A Streetcar Named Desire

    Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller

    eBook (New Directions, Sept. 17, 2004)
    The Pulitzer Prize and Drama Critics Circle Award winning play—reissued with an introduction by Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman and The Crucible), and Williams' essay "The World I Live In."It is a very short list of 20th-century American plays that continue to have the same power and impact as when they first appeared—57 years after its Broadway premiere, Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire is one of those plays. The story famously recounts how the faded and promiscuous Blanche DuBois is pushed over the edge by her sexy and brutal brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski. Streetcar launched the careers of Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden, and solidified the position of Tennessee Williams as one of the most important young playwrights of his generation, as well as that of Elia Kazan as the greatest American stage director of the '40s and '50s.Who better than America's elder statesman of the theater, Williams' contemporary Arthur Miller, to write as a witness to the lightning that struck American culture in the form of A Streetcar Named Desire? Miller's rich perspective on Williams' singular style of poetic dialogue, sensitive characters, and dramatic violence makes this a unique and valuable new edition of A Streetcar Named Desire. This definitive new edition will also include Williams' essay "The World I Live In," and a brief chronology of the author's life.
  • Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire

    Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom

    eBook (Chelsea House Publications, March 1, 2009)
    Published in 1947, A Streetcar Named Desire garnered Tennessee Williams the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. This title offers fresh insight into one of the greatest American plays of the 20th century.
  • A Study Guide for Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire

    Cengage Learning Gale

    Paperback (Gale, Study Guides, July 25, 2017)
    A Study Guide for Tennessee Williams's "A Streetcar Named Desire," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
  • Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire

    Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom

    Hardcover (Chelsea House Publications, March 1, 2009)
    Published in 1947, A Streetcar Named Desire garnered Tennessee Williams the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. This title offers fresh insight into one of the greatest American plays of the 20th century.
  • A Study Guide for Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire

    The Gale Group

    eBook (Gale, Sept. 1, 2015)
    A Study Guide for Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire, excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students series. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
  • A Streetcar Named Desire

    SparkNotes

    eBook (SparkNotes, Aug. 12, 2014)
    A Streetcar Named Desire (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Tennessee Williams Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: *Chapter-by-chapter analysis *Explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols *A review quiz and essay topicsLively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers
  • Study Guide for Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire

    Course Hero

    language (, April 14, 2020)
    Course Hero Study Guides:Get Unstuck!You've read the book, but you don't understand the symbolism. You've been to every class, but it's 2 a.m. and your essay is due at 9:00. Your midterm is Friday and you need a boost. We've been there. We know what it's like to study, work, have a life, do your best, and still need help. Course Hero Study Guides untie the knots. You do the work--we give you the tools to make every minute count. We help you get unstuck. Course Hero Study Guide for A Streetcar Named Desire includes:An infographic depicting the plot and main charactersA chapter-by-chapter summary and analysisKey quotesAn overview, context, plot summary, characters, symbols, themes, and bio of Tennessee Williams
  • Tennessee Williams's the Glass Menagerie and a Streetcar Named Desire

    George Ehrenhaft, Tennessee Williams

    Paperback (Barrons Educational Series Inc, Aug. 1, 1985)
    A guide to reading "The Glass Menagerie" and "A Streetcar Named Desire" with a critical and appreciative mind encouraging analysis of plot, style, form, and structure. Also includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.A guide to reading "The Glass Menagerie" and "A Streetcar Named Desire" with a critical and appreciative mind
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  • York Notes on "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams

    Hana Sambrook

    Paperback (Pearson York Notes, Oct. 5, 1995)
    These are the notes to accompany Tennessee William's "A Streetcar Named Desire". The notes trace the personal history of this prolific writer and examine how the events of his life contributed to the power of his play. They also discuss the play's stage directions, the dialogue and the symbolism. York Notes are designed for GCSE and A Level students, but they also provide background information for first-year university students. The series covers major works from medieval to modern English literature, and classic and contemporary works from Europe, America, the Commonwealth and the Third World. Each book features a biography of the author; the literary and historical background to the work; a summary and glossary of the text; hints for study, to help students plan work and study effectively; a specimen essay; and suggestions for further reading.
  • A Streetcar Named Desire

    Glen Mascord

    Paperback (National Association for the Teaching of English, Nov. 30, 2002)
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