Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Paperback / softback
by Tennessee Williams
Part of the Student Editions series
Paperback / softback
Description
‘Williams’s favourite among his plays, [Cat on a Hot Tin Roof] is perhaps his most impassioned and articulate statement on human isolation, the wrenching problems of communication between people and the ways in which death defines life.’ NEW YORK TIMESIn Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, a Southern family meet to celebrate 'Big Daddy' Pollitt's 65th birthday.
But as the party unfolds, the facade of a happy family gathering is fractured by sexual frustration, repressed love and greed in the light of their father's impending death. This edition includes a commentary by Benjamin Hudson, which explores the major themes of the play, including illness and mortality; white supremacy through the plantation setting; mendacity and 'fake news'; alcoholism and addiction; as well as sexuality, womanhood and mid-century notions of masculinity.
It draws attention to the context of the play, including the cultural, social and political landscape of the Mississippi Delta and St.
Louis; the first-hand witnessing of Black life in the South; homosexuality and outsider sympathy; and American conservatism and the idealised 1950s family.
It also delves into recent productions and adaptations of the play, including the Bollywood and Antoine Fuqua film adaptations.
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:168 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:24/08/2023
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- ISBN:9781350237988
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Information
-
Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:168 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:24/08/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781350237988
