Tom: the unknown Tennessee Williams
Considered by many to be the greatest artist of the American theatre, Tennessee Williams has been described by those who knew him as shy and aggressive, lucid and manic, accessible and elusive, kind and cruel, but always enigmatic. Until now, little has been known of Williams's youth and the true forces that influenced and helped create the persona of Tennessee Williams. The author chosen by the playwright himself as his biographer, has been given exclusive access to letters, diaries and journa…
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- Full title :Tom : the unknown Tennessee Williams / Lyle Leverich.
Summary
Considered by many to be the greatest artist of the American theatre, Tennessee Williams has been described by those who knew him as shy and aggressive, lucid and manic, accessible and elusive, kind and cruel, but always enigmatic. Until now, little has been known of Williams's youth and the true forces that influenced and helped create the persona of Tennessee Williams. The author chosen by the playwright himself as his biographer, has been given exclusive access to letters, diaries and journals, unpublished manuscripts, and family documents and has written the definitive biography of Williams's early life. He takes us through Williams's largely unknown life from the young, introspective schoolboy through his stalled academic career, the early success of his writing, the confusion over his sexuality, the growing certainty of his talent, to the brink of fame with The Glass Menagerie. Tom tells the story of the "unknown" years of the playwright's life, before Tom, the person, was eclipsed by Tennessee, the celebrated persona.
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- Publication Date:©1995.
- Edition:1st ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Crown Publishers
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1995.
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxvi, 644 pages : : illustrations ; : 26 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0517702258, 9780517702253, 0393316637, 9780393316636
- oclc:ocm32087659
- LC Classification:PS3545.I5365
- Dewey Decimal:812/.54
Table of Contents
The shattered mirror: origins of a biography -- Tennessee Williams: the man and the artist versus his image -- Lodestar, 1900-1929 -- Moonward, 1929-1937 -- Outer Space, 1937-1939 -- Wanderings, 1940-1943 -- New Harbors, 1943-1945.
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