Title

Login

Join

Book's by Dirk Gindt

Covers

List

Tennessee Williams in Sweden and France, 1945–1965

Cultural Translations, Sexual Anxieties and Racial Fantasies

By: Dirk Gindt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Tennessee Williams in Sweden and France, 1945–1965

Cultural Translations, Sexual Anxieties and Racial Fantasies

By: Dirk Gindt

The immediate post-war period marks a pivotal moment in the internationalization of American theatre when Tennessee Williams' plays became some of Broadway's most critically acclaimed and financially lucrative exports. Dirk Gindt offers a detailed study of the production and reception of Williams' work on Swedish and French stages at the height of his popularity between 1945 and 1965. Analysing the national openings of seminal plays, including The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Orpheus Descending and Suddenly Last Summer, Gindt provides rich and nuanced insights into Williams' transnational impact. In the process, he charts a network of fascinating and influential directors, actors, designers, producers and critics, all of whom left distinctive marks on mid-twentieth-century European theatre and culture. Gindt further demonstrates how Williams' work foregrounded cultural apprehensions, racial fantasies and sexual anxieties, which resulted in heated debates in the critical and popular media.

Average ratings

N/A

5

0%

4

0%

3

0%

2

0%

1

0%

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

272

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1350022063

ISBN 13

9781350022065

Tennessee Williams in Sweden and France, 1945–1965

Cultural Translations, Sexual Anxieties and Racial Fantasies

By: Dirk Gindt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Tennessee Williams in Sweden and France, 1945–1965

Cultural Translations, Sexual Anxieties and Racial Fantasies

By: Dirk Gindt

The immediate post-war period marks a pivotal moment in the internationalization of American theatre when Tennessee Williams' plays became some of Broadway's most critically acclaimed and financially lucrative exports. Dirk Gindt offers a detailed study of the production and reception of Williams' work on Swedish and French stages at the height of his popularity between 1945 and 1965. Analysing the national openings of seminal plays, including The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Orpheus Descending and Suddenly Last Summer, Gindt provides rich and nuanced insights into Williams' transnational impact. In the process, he charts a network of fascinating and influential directors, actors, designers, producers and critics, all of whom left distinctive marks on mid-twentieth-century European theatre and culture. Gindt further demonstrates how Williams' work foregrounded cultural apprehensions, racial fantasies and sexual anxieties, which resulted in heated debates in the critical and popular media.

Average ratings

N/A

5

0%

4

0%

3

0%

2

0%

1

0%

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

273

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

135002208X

ISBN 13

9781350022089