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New York : Library of America : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Putnam, c2000.
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Contains selections of Williams' most influential works including "The Glass Menagerie," "A Streetcar Named Desire," and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
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LibraryThing member CurrerBell
This Library of America edition is not a complete collection of Williams' plays through 1955, but it does include all of the major plays and a good sampling of the earlier work (prior, that is, to The Glass Menagerie). Many of the one-act plays are missing, however.
A good solid collection of the
A good solid collection of the
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major works of Williams through 1955. Show Less
LibraryThing member walterhistory
Covering the period between 1937 to 1955, plays written by Tennessee Williams in the early period of his career. The early plays showed a growth for Mr. Williams in a hit & miss period until "The Glass Menagerie" which struck a nerve with audiences & put his name in the public eye. "A Streetcar
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Named Desire" & "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" later were made into films making T Williams famous. The text includes chronology, notes on texts & index. Show Less
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