Publisher's Synopsis
IN THIS ISSUE
The iconic Streetcar Named Desire characters Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski face off in court in Tennessee Williams&rsquo s poem &ldquo Kicks,&rdquo an archival gem that appears here in print for the first time. Biographical and textual introductions contextualize the poem, written during the challenging years of the playwright 39 s late career. Inside, essays question Tom Wingfield&rsquo s memory in The Glass Menagerie, listen for Williams&rsquo s echoes of John Donne, explore archives in six states in order to track the playwright&rsquo s power struggle with Elia Kazan over Sweet Bird of Youth, and invite readers to experience a colorful and terrifying Viennese production of A Streetcar Named Desire.
