A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire shows a turbulent confrontation between traditional values in the American South - an old-world graciousness and beauty running decoratively to seed - set against the rough-edged, aggressive materialism of the new world. Through the vividly characterised figures of Southern belle Blanche Dubois, seeking refuge from physical ugliness in decayed gentility, and her brutal brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski, Tennessee Williams dramatises his sense of the South's past as still active and often destructive in modern America. This revised edition features a new production history of the play that considers both stage and screen presentations, an updated bibliography and extensive notes on the language of the play.Commentary and notes by Patricia Hern and Michael Hooper.

ISBN:	9781408106044
Publisher:	A&C Black
Imprint:	Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Published date:	24 Feb 2009
DEWEY:	812.54
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Sales rank:	7997
Number of pages:	122
Weight:	172g
Height:	153mm
Width:	197mm
Spine width:	13mm

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