A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Tennessee Williams birth year
Tennessee Williams birth year
1911
Year 'A Streetcar Named Desire' written
Year 'A Streetcar Named Desire' written
1947
Director of original 'Streetcar' production
Director of original 'Streetcar' production
Elia Kazan
Actor who played Stanley in original production
Actor who played Stanley in original production
Marlon Brando
Year 'Streetcar' won Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Year 'Streetcar' won Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1948
Literary tradition 'Streetcar' belongs to
Literary tradition 'Streetcar' belongs to
Southern Gothic
What light symbolises in 'Streetcar'
What light symbolises in 'Streetcar'
Truth and reality (which Blanche avoids)
What paper lantern symbolises
What paper lantern symbolises
Masking reality and creating illusions
What Varsouviana polka symbolises
What Varsouviana polka symbolises
Blanche's guilt and mental instability
What Blanche's bathing symbolises
What Blanche's bathing symbolises
Desire to cleanse herself of past and guilt