Biography of Tennessee Williams Good source of basic information on one of America's greatest playwrights.

College site on Tennessee Williams

Includes biography, bibliography, and a listing of Williams' works. Includes links.

Another college site Maintains an orientation toward research and reference. A good resource.

PBS site An excellent resource recounting the play's history on the stage: "fifty years of ŒDesire.'" Includes an excellent interview with a director of a recent famous production of the play.

Original NY Times review Brooks Atkinson's review in the New York Times of the 1947 premiere of Streetcar.

NY Times Topics: Tennessee Williams The Times' archive of articles by and about Tennessee Williams and his work, including reviews, interviews, editorials, and his obituary.

Williams' obituary

• Biography of Tennessee Williams
• About A Streetcar Named Desire
• Character List
• Major Themes
• Glossary of Terms
• Short Summary
• Full Summary and Analysis
• Summary and Analysis of Scene 1
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• Summary and Analysis of Scene 3
• Summary and Analysis of Scene 4
• Summary and Analysis of Scene 5
• Summary and Analysis of Scene 6
• Summary and Analysis of Scenes 7 and 8
• Summary and Analysis of Scene 9
• Summary and Analysis of Scene 10
• Summary and Analysis of Scene 11
• Related Links on A Streetcar Named Desire
• Suggested Essay Questions
• Music and Streetcar
• Author of ClassicNote and Sources
• Purchase A Streetcar Named Desire and Other Works
• Test Yourself! Quiz 1
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• Test Yourself! Quiz 4
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