Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire

Informationen zum Autor Philip C. Kolin is the Distinguished Professor of English (Emeritus) at the University of Southern Mississippi where he also edits the Southern Quarterly. He has written or edited 40 books, including seven collections of poetry, the most recent being Emmett Till in Different States: Poems. Klappentext This first continuous history of the play surveys major productions and transformations into ballet, film, television, and opera. Zusammenfassung A Streetcar Named Desire revolutionised the modern stage and this book offers the first continuous history of the play in production from 1947 to 1998. Chapters survey major premieres by leading directors. Transformations into other media! such as ballet! film! television! and opera also form an important part of the study. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; General preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. A Streetcar Named Desire - The Broadway premiere and beyond; 2. Streetcar on the world stage: the national premieres, 1948-1953; 3. Streetcar revivals on the English-language stage; 4. Recasting the players: expanding and radicalizing the Streetcar script; 5. Streetcar in other media; Selective production chronology; Notes; Selective bibliography of criticism of Streetcar; Index.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Philip C Kolin, Philip C. Kolin, Philip C. (University of Southern Mississip Kolin
• Collaboration: Philip C. Kolin (Editeur), Michael Robinson (Editeur)
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 27.04.2000
• EAN: 9780521626101
• ISBN: 978-0-521-62610-1
• Pages: 252
• Thème: Plays in Production
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Théâtre, ballet