Table of Contents

Contents

Chronology by Alison Walls

Introduction

Autobiography

Tragedy or Comedy

Realistic or Nonrealistic

Memory

Queer Identity

Disability

Further Reading

The Glass Menagerie

Notes

Promotional Information

A new student edition of one of Tennessee Williams's most popular plays about memory, escape and the harsh truths of reality.

About the Author

Tennessee Williams (Thomas Lanier Williams; 1911-83) was a US playwright, whose controversial plays dealt with themes of repressed sexuality and family conflict. Williams was the most popular playwright in America between 1945 and 1960, winning the Pulitzer Prize twice and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award four times.

Daniel Ciba is the Director of Education for Quintessence Theatre in Philadelphia, USA.

Reviews

One of Tennessee Williams's most beautiful, haunting and generous plays.
*The Sunday Times*

The most touching, tender and painful of his works.
*The Daily Telegraph*