Under the guidance of one of the leading authorities on Williams, expert contributors have written chapters on each of Williams' works or clusters of works. This reference book synthesizes the vast body of research on Tennessee Williams and offers a performance history of his works. The first chapter of this book focuses on one-act plays, including Lady of Larkspur Lotion, This Property is Condemned, and Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen. Entries are written by expert contributors and cite works for further reading, while the encyclopedia concludes with primary and secondary bibliographies. Through roughly 160 alphabetically arranged entries, the encyclopedia identifies major figures in his life names his characters and specifies their significance summarizes his plays, stories, and poems discusses his sources and publications provides performance histories and surveys important film adaptations. Entries cite works for further reading and are written by expert contributors, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. Individual entries treat his works, his family members and acquaintances, places central to his writings, and such topics as music, race, religion, art, and politics. Included are roughly 160 alphabetically arranged entries on topics related to Williams and his writings. This reference is a comprehensive guide to his life and works. For nearly half a century, he wrote plays that transformed stages and amazed audiences around the world. Tennessee Williams is synonymous with 20th-century theatre.
This encyclopedia contains an entry on I Can't Imagine Tomorrow, and, in the entry on Twenty-Seven Wagons, brief descriptions of both Lady of Larkspur Lotion and This Property is Condemned.
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