Name: A Streetcar Named Desire
Rating: 3.922155688622754 (334 reviews)
ISBN: 9781408106044

Tennessee Williams

Patricia Hern

A comprehensively revised student edition of this classic play which depicts a turbulent confrontation between traditional values in the American South and the rough-edged, aggressive materialism of the new world.

A Streetcar Named Desire

a play in three acts

A streetcar named Desire

Emmm :p

heleen de boever

What brutality, what beautiful, poignant brutality. If it weren't for those ridiculous stage directions it'd be too much. Oh and I kept thinking this would make such a good novel.

Filled with iconic quotes, dynamic characters and a tragic story, A Streetcar Named Desire is meant to be seen, not read. But I enjoyed this read and could hear the voices of the characters come to life. This play has a lot of symbolism, from the loss of youth to the tragedies of womanhood. There are layers to it, and I found myself reading between the lines to discover more from the text than if I were watching this play. It has depth, and though it is tragic, there is beauty here. 

Amanda

Wes Michaud

Arthur Miller

Robert Bray

E. Browne

Fading southern belle Blanche DuBois is adrift in the modern world. When she arrives to stay with her sister Stella in a crowded, boisterous corner of New Orleans, her delusions of grandeur bring her into conflict with Stella's crude, brutish husband Stanley Kowalski. Eventually their violent collision course causes Blanche's fragile sense of identity to crumble, threatening to destroy her sanity and her one chance of happiness.

Tennessee Williams's steamy and shocking landmark drama, recreated as the immortal film starring Marlon Brando, is one of the most influential plays of the twentieth century.

Kwan Ann Tan

So very heartbreaking. Not only a picture of the dissolution of a person, but also a cross-sectional look at social standards, cruelty, and of love.

Ava Dysarz

Trever

(4.5) God this was good but really, really sad. Be warned: at least half of the scenes end with someone crying. Still, Streetcar is a great modern tragedy in most senses, like  The Heart of the Matter, although Aristotle would find it better because Blanche is even more pathetic than Scobie. Williams is definitely a master of modern theatre.

Fraser Simons

Probably nothing new to say about this? I love the dialogue (some truly beautiful, poetic lines) and the major themes. It’s decidedly dated in some ways while remaining scarily relevant in others. The patriarchy certainly hasn’t gotten any better.

Set in St. Louis during the Depression of the 1930s, this work is a personal account of the author's family and its gradual disintegration as it succumbed to external and internal pressures.

A Streetcar Named Desire and Other Plays

Shannon Arputharaj

It will only be worth your time and effort if you read it for more than it is. If you go into with a shallow vision it'll be stupid and bland; however, if you approach it with an open mind and delve deeper into it, it will be great.

Miller's rich perspective on Williams's singular style of poetic dialogue, sensitive characters, and dramatic violence makes this a unique and valuable new edition of "A Streetcar Named Desire."

Autumn 

Well, that was just horrible. It wasn't bad obviously but it was a thoroughly unpleasant experience to read this.

Caroline Lewicki

I listened to this as an audiobook and I think I'll listen to every play as an audiobook from here on out. It was a great way to really feel what was going on. I thought A Streetcar Named Desire was interesting and I can definitely see why it's considered one of the classics!

Tori W.

it was ok but the ending disappointed me a lot... I'm just not a play reader i guess:/

Amy Grieve

Read this for my English Lit A-level and I just couldn't get enough of it. Each week the entire class wanted to read more and more. Such a short enjoyable play.

Toni Turner

Alex lent me this book to read and I actually really enjoyed it. It was fast and simple and had a very interesting plot with weird characters woven through. Nice time.

Caitlyn DeRouin

Maytal

Pretty sure we were made to read this in high school where I did not absorb or clue in to any of it. I really enjoyed this, and now would love to see it on the stage.

Zoe Waggitt

This one’s been on my TBR for years, but I’ve only just got ‘round to reading it - it was definitely worth the wait. It reminded me a lot of Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of A Salesman’ in that they’re both domestic tragedies (I’d say, anyway), and the protagonists of each text have a lot in common. Blanche’s false sense of reality and false dream led to her ultimate downfall, and reading how it all unfolded was quite beautiful. A gorgeous book :)

A Streetcar Named Desire

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