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Oxford Literature Companions: A Streetcar Named Desire
Annie Fox
Oxford Literature Companions: A Streetcar Named Desire
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Easy to use in the classroom or as a tool for revision, Oxford Literature Companions provide student-friendly analysis of a range of popular A Level set texts. Each book offers a lively, engaging approach to the text, covering characterisation and role, genre, context, language, themes, structure, performance and critical views, whilst also providing a range of varied and in-depth activities to deepen understanding and encourage close work wtih the text. Each book also includes a comprehensive Skills and Practice section, which provides detailed advice on assessment and a bank of exam-style questions and annotated sample student answers. This guide covers A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.

Language
English
ISBN
9780198399018
Front Cover
Title Page
Contents
Introduction
Plot and Structure
Plot
Structure
Context
Biography of Tennessee Williams
Biographical influences on A Streetcar Named Desire
Second World War
Gender roles
Social class and ethnic identity
The South
Cultural context
Genre
Tragedy
Comedy
Tragi-comedy
Realism and expressionism
Characterization and Roles
Main characters
Minor characters
Language
Epigraph
Stage directions
Dialogue
Imagery
Allusions
Hyperbole
Symbolism
Irony
Themes
Social class
Masculinity and femininity
Love, sex and marriage
Reality versus illusion
Madness
Death
Shame and humiliation
Performance
First performance
Film
Revivals
Alternative readings
Critical Views
Feminist criticism
Gender criticism and queer theory
Structuralism
Political or Marxist criticism
Reader response criticism
Psychological literary criticism
Skills and Practice
Exam skills
Understanding the question
Planning your answer
Writing your answer
Developing an academic writing style
Sample questions
Sample answers
Glossary
Back Cover
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