Mass Market Paperback, 280 pages
French language
Published June 3, 2003 by 10-18.
A Streetcar Named Desire is a play written by Tennessee Williams first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of personal losses, leaves her privileged background to move into a shabby apartment in New Orleans rented by her younger sister and brother-in-law. Williams' most popular work, A Streetcar Named Desire is one of the most critically acclaimed plays of the twentieth century. It still ranks among his most performed plays, and has inspired many adaptations in other forms, notably producing a critically acclaimed film that was released in 1951.
A Streetcar Named Desire is a play written by Tennessee Williams first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of personal losses, leaves her privileged background to move into a shabby apartment in New Orleans rented by her younger sister and brother-in-law. Williams' most popular work, A Streetcar Named Desire is one of the most critically acclaimed plays of the twentieth century. It still ranks among his most performed plays, and has inspired many adaptations in other forms, notably producing a critically acclaimed film that was released in 1951.
Apparently there are people who take Stanley's side?! What the hell?
Apparently there are people who take Stanley's side?! What the hell?
Outstanding. This is a layered and complex understanding of how desire manifests in relationships, and also how desire leads to suffering. A peculiar quality of Buddhism/Taoism suffuses the text, barely perceptible, but articulated enough by some characters to make it a useful lens by which to understand how the playwright grapples with desire as a concept.
There's a remarkable understanding by Williams of how humans project values onto others, creating unrealistic expectations that are soon shattered and lead to disillusionment, anger, and isolation. At the same time, Williams was able to portray the harsh realities of functional, or perhaps semi-functional, relationships in a way where forgiveness paves the way toward a better understanding how people accept one another's flaws. The question is whether forgiveness (or in some cases willful ignorance) of transgressions can be a sin in and of itself.
Outstanding. This is a layered and complex understanding of how desire manifests in relationships, and also how desire leads to suffering. A peculiar quality of Buddhism/Taoism suffuses the text, barely perceptible, but articulated enough by some characters to make it a useful lens by which to understand how the playwright grapples with desire as a concept.
There's a remarkable understanding by Williams of how humans project values onto others, creating unrealistic expectations that are soon shattered and lead to disillusionment, anger, and isolation. At the same time, Williams was able to portray the harsh realities of functional, or perhaps semi-functional, relationships in a way where forgiveness paves the way toward a better understanding how people accept one another's flaws. The question is whether forgiveness (or in some cases willful ignorance) of transgressions can be a sin in and of itself.
It deals with difficult issues in a powerful and accessible way, explaining why this work has become a true American classic.
