mad pilgrimage of the flesh Lahr, John 1941- creator text bibliography biography nyu 2015 First Norton paperback edition monographic eng

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xv, 765 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Here, celebrated drama critic John Lahr gives intimate access to the mind of one of the most brilliant dramatists of his century, whose plays reshaped the American theater and the nation's sense of itself. This astute, deeply researched biography sheds light on Williams's warring family, his guilt, his creative triumphs and failures, his sexuality and numerous affairs, his misreported death, even the shenanigans surrounding his estate. With vivid cameos of the formative influences in Williams's life, this book is as much a biography of the man as it is a trenchant exploration of his plays and the tortured process of bringing them to stage and screen. Lahr explores how Williams's relationships informed his work and how the resulting success brought turmoil to his personal life. Lahr captures not just his tempestuous public persona but also his backstage life, where his agent Audrey Wood and the director Elia Kazan play major roles, and Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Bette Davis, Maureen Stapleton, Diana Barrymore, and Tallulah Bankhead have scintillating walk-on parts. This is a theater biography like no other.--From publisher description Blood-hot and personal -- The heart can't wait -- The erotics of absence -- Fugitive mind -- Thunder of disintegration -- Beanstalk country -- Kookhood -- Waving and drowning -- The long farewell -- The sudden subway. John Lahr. Includes bibliographical references and (pages 725-730) index. n-us--- Williams, Tennessee 1911-1983 Williams, Tennessee 1911-1983 Dramatists, American 20th century Biography Dramaturgos estadounidenses Biografías Autores estadounidenses Biografías B PS 3545 W727L 2015 812/.54 9780393351651 0393351653 2014022281 DLC 140617 20250203164616.0 18190358 eng