Blanche : the life and times of Tennessee Williams's greatest creation /
Schoenberger, Nancy,
Blanche : the life and times of Tennessee Williams's greatest creation / Life and times of Tennessee Williams's greatest creation Nancy Schoenberger. - First edition. - x, 227 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-199) and index.
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-Margret -- 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.
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.
9780062947178 0062947176
021071889 Uk
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 --Characters.
DuBois, Blanche (Fictitious character)
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. Streetcar named Desire.
Characters and characteristics in motion pictures.
Characters and characteristics in literature.
Blanche : the life and times of Tennessee Williams's greatest creation / Life and times of Tennessee Williams's greatest creation Nancy Schoenberger. - First edition. - x, 227 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-199) and index.
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-Margret -- 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.
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.
9780062947178 0062947176
021071889 Uk
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 --Characters.
DuBois, Blanche (Fictitious character)
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. Streetcar named Desire.
Characters and characteristics in motion pictures.
Characters and characteristics in literature.