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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
Englisch
Bloomsbury Academicerschienen am24.08.20232nd edition
Williams´s favourite among his plays, [Cat on a Hot Tin Roof] is perhaps his most impassioned and articulate statement on human isolation, the wrenching problems of communication between people and the ways in which death defines life.´ NEW YORK TIMESIn Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, a Southern family meet to celebrate 'Big Daddy' Pollitt's 65th birthday. But as the party unfolds, the facade of a happy family gathering is fractured by sexual frustration, repressed love and greed in the light of their father's impending death. This edition includes a commentary by Benjamin Hudson, which explores the major themes of the play, including illness and mortality; white supremacy through the plantation setting; mendacity and 'fake news'; alcoholism and addiction; as well as sexuality, womanhood and mid-century notions of masculinity. It draws attention to the context of the play, including the cultural, social and political landscape of the Mississippi Delta and St. Louis; the first-hand witnessing of Black life in the South; homosexuality and outsider sympathy; and American conservatism and the idealised 1950s family. It also delves into recent productions and adaptations of the play, including the Bollywood and Antoine Fuqua film adaptations.mehr
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KlappentextWilliams´s favourite among his plays, [Cat on a Hot Tin Roof] is perhaps his most impassioned and articulate statement on human isolation, the wrenching problems of communication between people and the ways in which death defines life.´ NEW YORK TIMESIn Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, a Southern family meet to celebrate 'Big Daddy' Pollitt's 65th birthday. But as the party unfolds, the facade of a happy family gathering is fractured by sexual frustration, repressed love and greed in the light of their father's impending death. This edition includes a commentary by Benjamin Hudson, which explores the major themes of the play, including illness and mortality; white supremacy through the plantation setting; mendacity and 'fake news'; alcoholism and addiction; as well as sexuality, womanhood and mid-century notions of masculinity. It draws attention to the context of the play, including the cultural, social and political landscape of the Mississippi Delta and St. Louis; the first-hand witnessing of Black life in the South; homosexuality and outsider sympathy; and American conservatism and the idealised 1950s family. It also delves into recent productions and adaptations of the play, including the Bollywood and Antoine Fuqua film adaptations.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-350-23798-8
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2023
Erscheinungsdatum24.08.2023
Auflage2nd edition
ReiheMethuen Student Editions
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 131 mm, Höhe 198 mm, Dicke 17 mm
Gewicht147 g
Artikel-Nr.60345712
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GenreRomane Taschenbuch

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
ChronologyIntroduction Original contexts (Williams's biography; setting)Cat in the 21st-century/COVID-era play Themes (whiteness and cultural degeneration; illness and mortality; marriage, sexuality and inheritance) Productions/adaptations Further readingsNotesCAT ON A HOT TIN ROOFNotes to the playmehr

Autor

Tennessee Williams (Thomas Lanier Williams; 1911-83) was a US playwright, whose controversial plays dealt with themes of repressed sexuality and family conflict. Williams was the most popular playwright in America between 1945 and 1960, winning the Pulitzer Prize twice and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award four times.Benjamin Hudson is Assistant Professor at Rollins College, US. His research and teaching focus on C19th British literature. His research has appeared recently in Victorian Poetry and The Eighteenth Century: Theory and Interpretation.