TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schoenberger,Nancy
TI  - Blanche: the life and times of Tennessee Williams's greatest creation 
SN  - 9780062947178
PY  - 2023///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
KW  - Williams, Tennessee,
KW  - DuBois, Blanche
KW  - Characters and characteristics in motion pictures
KW  - Characters and characteristics in literature
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -