My Friend Tom: The Poet-Playwright Tennessee Williams

by William Jay Smith

Book Overview

Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) was one of the most acclaimed, popular, and controversial American playwrights of the twentieth century. The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof are all considered classics of modern theatre, and their characters and situations are iconic representations of the postwar South.

In his early years, Williams concentrated his literary talents just as intently on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617031755
• ISBN13: 9781617031755
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.7"