Critical Companion to Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams is one of the most captivating and popular playwrights of the 20th century. Williams is known for his beautiful and sensitive characterizations, his use of poetic realism and irony, and his portrayal of intricate human relationships. A major resource for scholars and students, Critical Companion to Tennessee Williams is an essential reference to everything one needs to know about Williams and his works. This volume contains: a detailed discussion of Williams's life; scene-by-scene synopses and critical commentary on every play; comprehensive analyses of major and minor characters; biographical information on important figures in Williams's life, from his earliest influences to his later friendships, including actors, collaborators, theater directors, and more; and entries on important places, literary and theatrical terms, and more.
Additional features include a comprehensive guide to resources for the study of Tennessee Williams, a chronology, a bibliography of secondary sources, and a complete bibliography of Williams's works.

Greta Heintzelman is currently a reference librarian at the Onassis Library for Hellenic and Roman Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.