From School Library Journal
Grade 10-Up Topics covered in 10 authoritative essays include: the character of Brick, his friendship with Skipper, his relationship with Maggie, homophobia, the author's unseen characters, Williams's treatment of women, the influence of Spanish author Federico Garc'a Lorca, and comparisons to Williams's other works. All chapters contain examples of dialogue from the play followed by interpretation. The book also has a chronology of the playwright's life and a substantial bibliography. Students studying Williams's work will find a wealth of information here. A great purchase for schools with Cat in the curriculum. -Pat Bender, The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, PA Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Edward Albee, one of America's greatest living playwrights (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Zoo Story, Three Tall Women, The Play About the Baby) as well as a friend and colleague of Williams, has written an introduction from a playwright's perspective. This edition also includes a short chronology of the author's life and works; Williams' essay "Author and Director: A Delicate Situation"; as well as "Swinging a Cat," in which Williams scholar Brian Parker describes the various versions, rewrites, and changes Williams made to Cat over more than twenty years.

FROM THE CRITICS

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