Tennessee Williams

The peak of my virtuosity was in the one- act plays. Some of which are like firecrackers on a rope. Tennessee Williams<br/><br/>Tennessee Williams' lesser-known one act plays reveal a tantalising and fascinating perspective to one of the world's most important playwrights.<br/><br/>Written between 1934 and 1980 the plays of the very young writer then of the successful Tennessee Williams and finally of the troubled man of the 1970s this volume offers a panoramic yet detailed view of the themes demons and wit of this iconic playwright.<br/><br/>The volume depicts American life during the Great Depression and after populated by a hopelessly hopeful chorus girl a munitions manufacturer ensnared in a love triangle a rural family that deals justice on its children an overconfident mob dandy a poor couple who quarrel to vanquish despair a young spinster enthralled by the impulse of rebellion and in The Magic Tower a passionate artist and his wife whose youth and optimism are not enough to protect their 'dream marriage.'<br/><br/>This collection gathers some of Williams's most exuberant early work and includes one-acts that he would later expand to powerful full-length dramas: 'The Pretty Trap ' a cheerful take on The Glass Menagerie and 'Interior: Panic ' a precursor to A Streetcar Named Desire.<br/>Plays included are: <i>At Liberty </i><i>The Magic </i><i>Tower </i><i>Me Vashya </i><i>Curtains for the Gentleman </i><i>In Our Profession </i><i>Every Twenty Minutes </i><i>Honor the Living </i><i>The Cast of the Crushed Petunias </i><i>Moony's Kid Don't Cry </i><i>The Dark Room </i><i>The Pretty Trap </i><i>Interior: Panic </i><i>Kingdom of Earth </i><i>I Never Get Dressed Till After Dark on Sundays </i>and <i>Some Problems for The Moose Lodge</i>. The volume also features a foreword by Terence McNally.