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The Politics of Reputation
Annette J. Saddik
其他書名
The Critical Reception of Tennessee Williams' Later Plays
出版Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1999
主題Drama / American / GeneralLiterary Criticism / Drama
ISBN08386377289780838637722
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=3T9TggeiR1UC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋By reading through the criticism and comparing this later work with the work of avant-garde dramatists such as Beckett and Pinter, Saddik demonstrates that what has been characterized as a failure is in fact a conscious departure from the essentially realistic forms that had established Williams' reputation. The expectations of both the popular and academic press in this country, however, prevented them from accepting Williams' departure from the more traditional, rather commercial plays presented on Broadway (and made into Hollywood films) that only flirted with anti-realistic devices, to the minimalist explorations of language, character, and action that challenged realistic presentation altogether.