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Blanche : the life and times of Tennessee Williams's greatest creation / Nancy Shoenberger.
Van Pelt Library PS3545.I5365 Z8336 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schoenberger, Nancy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983--Characters.
- Williams, Tennessee.
- DuBois, Blanche (Fictitious character).
- DuBois, Blanche.
- Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. Streetcar named Desire.
- Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
- Streetcar named Desire (Williams, Tennessee).
- Characters and characteristics in motion pictures.
- Characters and characteristics in literature.
- Characters and characteristics.
- Physical Description:
- x, 227 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Life and times of Tennessee Williams's greatest creation
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
- Summary:
- An analysis of the cultural impact of Tennessee Williams' most enduring character--Blanche Dubois from "A Streetcar Named Desire"--explores how she helped define themes of womanhood, sexuality, mental illness, and the idealized South
- Contents:
- Introduction: Does Blanche DuBois still matter?
- Portrait of a girl in glass: Rose Williams
- The unbearable whiteness of Blanche DuBois: Jessica Tandy
- "Dreadfully magnificent": Vivien Leigh
- Kitten with a whip: Ann-Margaret
- Moonlight becomes you: Jessica Lange
- A martini at a soda fountain: Patricia Clarkson
- The two Blanches: Cate Blanchett
- The eternal bride: Jemier Jenkins
- Coda: Two obituaries and a handful of poems.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-216) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780062947178
- 0062947176
- OCLC:
- 1373992480
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