Titre:
Blanche : the life and times of Tennessee Williams's greatest creation
Auteur:
GVPL_EDITION:
First edition.
PUBDATE:
2023
GVPL_PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
©2023
Description matérielle:
x, 227 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN):
9780062947178
Résumé:
An analysis of the cultural impact of Tennessee Williams' most enduring character--Blanche Dubois from "A Streetcar Named Desire"--explores how she helped define themes of womanhood, sexuality, mental illness, and the idealized South
Table des matières:
Introduction: Does Blanche DuBois still matter? -- Portrait of a girl in glass: Rose Williams -- The unbearable whiteness of Blanche DuBois: Jessica Tandy -- "Dreadfully magnificent": Vivien Leigh -- Kitten with a whip: Ann-Margaret -- Moonlight becomes you: Jessica Lange -- A martini at a soda fountain: Patricia Clarkson -- The two Blanches: Cate Blanchett -- The eternal bride: Jemier Jenkins -- Coda: Two obituaries and a handful of poems.
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LANGUAGE:
Anglais
