Essays discuss different productions of the play, identify literary influences, examine the characters, and analyzes Williams' dramatic technique.

This volume traces the growth of Tennessee Williams from being a fragile child to becoming one of America’s greatest playwrights, also highlighting the playwr

"There isn't a dull or conventional page, or an unlovely sentence in the book."--Scott Eyman, The Palm Beach Post

Tennessee Williams' witty, engaging, and elegant essays are now available in a revised and much expanded edition.