The Politics of Reputation: The Critical Reception of Tennessee Williams' Later Plays [Hardcover]

Annette J. Saddik (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1999

The Politics of Reputation researches the critical reception of Tennessee Williams’s work to challenge the conventional wisdom that the later plays (1961 to 1983) represent a failure of his creative powers. This book demonstrates that what has
been characterized as a failure is in fact a conscious departure from the essentially realistic forms that had established
Williams’s reputation. This reassessment of Williams’s career offers a direct and thorough exploration of the much-neglected later plays and concludes that Williams deserves a central place in American experimental drama.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 173 pages
• Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Pr (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0838637728
• ISBN-13: 978-0838637722
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,472,064 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly outstanding and educational, February 17, 1999

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This review is from: The Politics of Reputation: The Critical Reception of Tennessee Williams' Later Plays (Hardcover)

Informative piece of writing giving a whole new and different outlook on Tennessee Williams' later works. Dr. Saddik is able to give a in depth perspective on the later works of the playwright. Often misunderstood by critics and never quite reaching the acclaim of his earlier works, this book is able to show the reader just what was happening throughout this famous playwright's life. An excellent read!

5.0 out of 5 stars It's about time!, February 11, 2005

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This review is from: The Politics of Reputation: The Critical Reception of Tennessee Williams' Later Plays (Hardcover)

I have been a big fan of Williams' work for years, and have been waiting for someone to champion the later plays. While Saddik's argument acknowledges that not all of Williams' later plays were as sophisticated as the earlier ones, she acknowledges his right to experiment and very intelligently analyzes the form of some of his best later work. Bravo!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and touching, a true masterpiece., April 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Politics of Reputation: The Critical Reception of Tennessee Williams' Later Plays (Hardcover)

This book presents Williams' later works in a completely different light, for they are seen as a progression of a genius, not as a stifling of one. It is only unfortunate that Williams himself is not around to read this deeply insightful piece of work.