Tennessee Williams' play "Orpheus descending" - an analysis

by Katharina Kullmer

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Frankfurt (Main) (Institut f r England- und Amerikastudien), language: English, abstract: The play "Orpheus Descending" was first presented on Broadway in 1957 where it only had a short run with modest success; it was almost universally condemned by critics. The play is a rewrite of an earlier play by Williams called "Battle of Angels". In 1940...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3640336216
• ISBN13: 9783640336210
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 22 Pages
• Weight: 0.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"