Tennessee Williams's "A Streetcar Named Desire"

"A Reader's Companion to Tennessee
Williams's 'A Streetcar Named Desire'" is designed to assist
the student as well as the scholar in studying this
venerable American play. The book includes an introduction
to "Streetcar" and Williams's work in general; a listing of
all Williams's plays and screenplays, in addition to a
chronology of his writing of "Streetcar"; a timeline of
significant historical and cultural events surrounding the
writing and production of the play; a description of the
characters in "Streetcar" and a synopsis of its action;
explanatory notes to accompany any reading of the play; an
essay on the biographical context, bibliographic history,
chief theatrical productions, and film-and-television
versions of "A Streetcar Named Desire"; production reviews
of the play and the film of "Streetcar"; a survey of
criticism on "Streetcar"; and production credits of the
original 1947 production of the play and of its 1951 film
version. In short, "A Reader's Companion to Tennessee
Williams's 'A Streetcar Named Desire'" is an indispensable
guide to the socio-political, biographical, and artistic
context of what is probably the greatest American drama
written to date.