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Informationen zum Autor Philip C. Kolin is a distinguished professor at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he teaches drama. He has published more than 40 books and 200 articles. Klappentext The author of A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof was never shy about drawing on his personal and family drama for stage material. This collection of 15 essays examines how Williams's confessional style and subject matter in turn influenced a diverse group of American playwrights over the past six decades. Critical comparisons with William Inge, Edward Albee, Neil Simon, David Mamet, Beth Henley, Christopher Durang, Tony Kushner, and others reveal the complexity of his influence. A special feature of this collection is its emphasis on how Williams was received by African American dramatists, including Lorraine Hansberry, August Wilson, Adrienne Kennedy and Suzan-Lori Parks. The collection ends with an original interview with Edward Albee on why and how Williams influenced him. Zusammenfassung A collection of 15 essays that examines how Williams' confessional style influenced a diverse range of playwrights! both contemporaries and those writing for modern theater. This title features an original interview with Albee on instances where Williams specifically influenced his works. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction: The Panoptic Tennessee WilliamsPhilip C. Kolin "[Our] Little Company of the Odd and Lonely": Tennessee Williams's "Personality" in the Plays of William IngeMichael Greenwald Neil Simon's Parodies of Tennessee WilliamsSusan Koprince "Inconspicuous Osmosis and the Plasticity of Doing": The Influence of Tennessee Williams on the Plays of Edward AlbeeDavid A. Crespy "Cracking the Shell of Literalness": The Itinerary of Paternal Consciousness in Williams's Tragedy with Notes on Its Influence on Gurney's ComedyArvid F. Sponberg "That gentleman with the painfully sympathetic eyes...": Re-reading Lorraine Hansberry Through Tennessee WilliamsNancy Cho The Fission of Tennessee Williams's Plays into Adrienne Kennedy'sPhilip C. Kolin Warriors Against the Kitchen Sink: Tennessee Williams and John GuareThomas Mitchell Image, Myth, and Movement in the Plays of Sam Shepard and Tennessee WilliamsAnnette J. Saddik Sons of the South: An Examination of the Interstices in the Works of August Wilson and Tennessee WilliamsSandra G. Shannon Williams, Mamet, and the Artist In ExtremisBrenda Murphy The Symbiosis of Desire and Death: Beth Henley Rewrites Tennessee WilliamsVerna A. Foster "Period of Adjustment": Marriage in Williams and Christopher DurangJohn M. Clum "All Truth Is a Scandal": How Tennessee Williams Shaped Tony Kushner's PlaysKirk Woodward Twilight in Tennessee: The Similar Styles of Anna Deavere Smith and Tennessee WilliamsHarvey Young Theatre of the Gut: Tennessee Williams and Suzan-Lori ParksHarry J. Elam, Jr Swimming to Chekhovia: Edward Albee on Tennessee Williams-An InterviewDavid A. Crespy About the Contributors Index ...
