Tennessee Williams

Williams came to prominence at a crucial time in American culture when the public consciousness was being transformed with regard to sensitive issues such as sexuality. He provided an "opening up"...

Williams' thesis is that material success undermines the artistic temperament. He points out that the sudden wealth and status he gained after his play "The Glass Menagerie" was produced was...

I think that Williams' quote clearly explains how writing enables the individual to escape into a world of their own making. Williams recognized early on in his life the difficulty of merely being...

The nature of the question is really broad and subjective. This means that you are probably going to get several different takes on this. I cannot help but feel that the most significant...

Well, first we define the main idea of “The Catastrophe of Success.” Maybe in the process, a one-sentence theme will present itself. Williams seems to indicate that success will definitely create...

"A Streetcar Named Desire" is set in the tenement slums of New Orleans. The drab, urban setting provides the backdrop against which the internal dynamics involving Blanch, Stella and Stanley take...

Before even attempting an answer here, allow me to say what a great quote this is. Williams' genius as a writer is evident in his recollections about his childhood. I think that some of it was...

I think that Williams' quote actually speaks to the idea that there can be no such thing as a permanent escape from reality. Consciousness is depicted in the quote as difficult and challenging....

I think that there is a slight danger in trying to forge links between an artist's biography and and an artist's literature when it might not be there. Yet, I do believe that with Williams, there...

Tennessee Williams' works can be defined as both Realistic and Naturalistic. Realists wished to show life as it was (defined through common characters, common settings, and an objective stand by...

Because Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire is still under copyright restrictions, eNotes cannot provide the full text of the play. The full text is available on various web sites on...