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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's confessional style and subject matter in turn influenced a diverse group of American playwrights over the past six decades.
Critical comparisons with William Inge, Edward Albee, Neil Simon, David Mamet, Beth Henley, Christopher Durang, Tony Kushner, and others reveal the complexity of his influence. A special feature of this collection is its emphasis on how Williams was received by African American dramatists, including Lorraine Hansberry, August Wilson, Adrienne Kennedy and Suzan-Lori Parks. The collection ends with an original interview with Edward Albee on why and how Williams influenced him.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: The Panoptic Tennessee Williams
Philip C. Kolin
"[Our] Little Company of the Odd and 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 the painfully sympathetic eyes...": Re-reading Lorraine Hansberry Through Tennessee Williams
Nancy Cho
The Fission of Tennessee Williams's Plays into Adrienne Kennedy's
Philip C. Kolin
Warriors Against the Kitchen Sink: Tennessee Williams and John Guare
Thomas Mitchell
Image, Myth, and Movement in the Plays of Sam Shepard and Tennessee Williams
Annette J. Saddik
Sons of the South: An Examination of the Interstices in the Works of August Wilson and Tennessee Williams
Sandra G. Shannon
Williams, Mamet, and the Artist In Extremis
Brenda Murphy
The Symbiosis of Desire and Death: Beth Henley Rewrites Tennessee Williams
Verna A. Foster
"Period of Adjustment": Marriage in Williams and Christopher Durang
John M. Clum
"All Truth Is a Scandal": How Tennessee Williams Shaped Tony Kushner's Plays
Kirk Woodward
Twilight in Tennessee: The Similar Styles of Anna Deavere Smith and Tennessee Williams
Harvey Young
Theatre of the Gut: Tennessee Williams and Suzan-Lori Parks
Harry J. Elam, Jr
Swimming to Chekhovia: Edward Albee on Tennessee Williams—An Interview
David A. Crespy
About the Contributors
Index
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