Blanche The Life and Times of Tennessee Williams's Greatest Creation
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ePUB
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Nein
Family Sharing
Ja
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Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
04.04.2023
Verlag
HarperCollinsSeitenzahl
384 (Printausgabe)
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9780062947192
A penetrating consideration of Tennessee Williams's most enduring character-Blanche DuBois from A Streetcar Named Desire-written by the co-author of The Fabulous Bouvier Sisters and Furious Love.
Ever since Jessica Tandy glided onto the stage in Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in 1947, Blanche DuBois has fascinated generations of audiences worldwide and secured a place in the history of literature, theater, and film. One of Williams's greatest creations, Blanche has bedazzled, amused, and broken the hearts of generations of audiences. Before the Covid pandemic, the stage classic was performed somewhere in the world every hour. It has been adapted into a ballet and an opera, and it was satirized in an episode of The Simpsons. The final twelve words Blanche utters at the play's end-"I have always depended on the kindness of strangers"-have taken on a life of their own. Endlessly fascinating, this indelible figment of one of America's greatest midcentury playwrights garners nearly universal interest-but why?
In Blanche, Nancy Schoenberger searches for the answer. An exploration of the cultural impact of Blanche DuBois, Schoenberger's absorbing study examines Tennessee Williams's most enduring creation through the performances of seven brilliant actresses who have taken on the role-Jessica Tandy, Vivien Leigh, Ann-Margret, Jessica Lange, Patricia Clarkson, Cate Blanchett, and Jemier Jemier Jenkins-as well as the influence of the playwright's tragic sister, Rose Williams, the person he was most haunted and inspired by. In examining various Blanches from throughout the decades and their critical reception, Schoenberger analyzes how our perception and understanding of this mesmerizing figure has altered and deepened over time. Exploring themes of womanhood, sexuality, mental illness, and the idealized South, Blanche is an engrossing cultural history of a rich and complex character that sheds light on who we are.
Blanche includes 20-30 color and black-and-white photographs.
This definitive cultural biography explores:
- The Rose Williams Influence: A deep dive into the life of Tennessee Williams's tragic sister, Rose, the real-life inspiration and haunting muse for Blanche's most indelible traits.
- Seven Iconic Performances: A detailed analysis of how actresses from Jessica Tandy and Vivien Leigh to Cate Blanchett have shapedand been shaped bythe role of a lifetime.
- Enduring Cultural Impact: An examination of why Blanche DuBois remains a fixture in literature and film, from opera adaptations to satires on The Simpsons.
- A Feminist Reappraisal: A fresh look at themes of womanhood, sexuality, and mental illness, tracking how our understanding of Blanche has evolved through a modern feminist lens.
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