EAN: 9781350108981

THE GLASS MENAGERIE - TENNESSEE WILLIAMS TASCHE...

This revised Student Edition includes an introduction by Daniel Ciba  which looks in particular
at the play as a piece of realism or experimentalism and considers the play through the lens of
Queer Identity. The introduction includes discussion of very recent revivals and adaptations of
the play across the world. The Glass Menagerie  Tennessee Williams' first great popular success
and an autobiographical play about his mother and sister  launched the brilliant and
controversial career of this ground-breaking American playwright. Set in St Louis during the
depression era of the 1930s  it is the poignant drama of a family's gradual disintegration 
under pressure both from outside and within. METHUEN DRAMA STUDENT EDITIONS are expertly
annotated texts of a wide range of plays from the modern and classic repertoires. A well as the
complete text of the play itself  this volume contains: · A chronology of the play and the
playwright's life and work · an introductory discussion of the social  political  cultural and
economic context in which the play was originally conceived and created · a succinct overview
of the creation processes followed and subsequent performance history of the piece · an
analysis of  and commentary on  some of the major themes and specific issues addressed by the
text · a bibliography of suggested primary and secondary materials for further study.

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