Tennessee Williams's the Glass Menagerie
Tennessee Williams's the Glass Menagerie
Williams, Tennessee
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Annotation: An overview of the work features a biographical sketch of the author, a list of characters, a summary of the plot, and critical and analytical views of the work.
Genre: [Literature and language]
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #22869
Format: Library Binding
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Publisher: Chelsea House
Copyright Date: 2007
Edition Date: 2007 Release Date: 01/01/07
Pages: 113 pages
ISBN: 0-7910-9297-6
ISBN 13: 978-0-7910-9297-2
Dewey: 812
LCCN: 2006025341
Dimensions: 23 cm.
Subject Heading:
Williams, Tennessee,. 1911-1983. Glass menagerie.
Language: English
Reviews:
Voice of Youth Advocates

Covering major works in classic and contemporary Western literature, these literary guides provide the reader with background, summary, and critical analysis. Each volume follows the same format, including author biography, "the story behind the story," and insights from various critics. The annotated bibliography is detailed as are the notes and works cited. Guides to A Tale of Two Cities and The Glass Menagerie are typical of volumes in this series. The approach to Dickens's novel focuses on its atypical nature, which is seen, in part, as a product of the author's life: "A Tale of Two Cities is the work of a man in his second youth, euphemistic for midlife crisis." The detailed summary offers chapter-by-chapter analysis. The critical selections, thirteen in all, provide a range of classic to contemporary voices from Thomas Carlyle to Cates Baldridge. Topics explored include characters, rhetoric, and setting. Williams's play, which the critic calls "the work most consistently credited with securing fame for Williams," is analyzed in depth, scene by scene. Religious imagery provides a main focus: "When Laura departs one hears 'Ave Maria' in the background." Critical voices provided in this volume focus on the work's symbolism, characters, and staging. This series offers scholarly analysis in a highly readable format. Whether the books are used by students to supplement their reading of the works or as a source for research assignments, they would be an outstanding addition to high school libraries.-Christine Sanderson.

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-103) and index.
Word Count: 20,698
Reading Level: 5.3
Interest Level: 9+
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.3 / points: 3.0 / quiz: 5982 / grade: Upper Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:9.0 / points:7.0 / quiz:Q04541
Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award in 1945 for his "memory" play, The Glass Menagerie; it was his first success. His protagonist, Tom Wingfield, recalls events at his troubled home in St. Louis, where his suffocating mother, Amanda Wingfield, badgers him to locate a gentleman caller for his sister, Laura, a shy, lame girl who occupies herself with music and a collection of glass animals. Readers approaching this semi-autobiographical Southern Gothic drama will appreciate the quick-reference study helps offered here, such as the biographical sketch and character list. Advanced students will value the selective critical extracts and annotated bibliography.
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Tom Wingfield recalls events at his troubled home in St Louis, where his suffocating mother, Amanda Wingfield, badgers him to locate a gentleman caller for his sister, Laura, a shy, lame girl who occupies herself with music and a collection of glass animals. Featuring extracts and bibliography, this work is useful for advanced students.

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