Tennessee Williams
America's poet of the theater, Williams created plays of lyrical intensity exploring desire, memory, and the devastation of sensitive souls by a brutal world. His Southern Gothic vision defined a style and mood unique in American drama. A Streetcar Named Desire and The Glass Menagerie are among the century's finest plays.
Works
- A Streetcar Named DesireTragedy of desire and desperation as troubled woman arrives to disrupt working-class family
- The Glass MenagerieMemory play about a mother's disappointment with her reclusive son and daughter
- Cat on a Hot Tin RoofTragedy of repressed sexuality and family corruption in Southern plantation society
- Suddenly Last SummerPsychological drama about cannibalism and wealthy family secrets during summer
- Night of the IguanaDrama about group of misfits searching for meaning in tropical Mexican retreat