num_pages: 178
description: Premiering in 1944 and winner of the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, The Glass Menagerie was Tennessee Williams's first popular success. The play introduced Williams's notion of plastic, or sculptural, drama, as he incorporated both sound and lighting into his stage directions in an attempt to heighten the audience's emotional experience. This updated Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations guide is an essential resource for those seeking to deepen their appreciation of this fascinating character study.
language: English
title: Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie
titlecomplete: Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 42
publisher: Chelsea House Pub