Editor's Note p. vii
Introduction p. 1
America's New Culture Hero: Feelings Without Words Robert Brustein p. 7
Truth and Dramatic Mode in a Streetcar Named Desire Alvin B. Kernan p. 17
Streetcar Named Desire- Nietzsche Descending Joseph N. Riddel p. 21
The Tragic Downfall of Blanche Dubois Leonard Berkman p. 33
Tennessee Williams: Streetcar to Glory C. W. E. Bigsby p. 41
Realism and Theatricalism in a Streetcar Named Desire Mary Ann Corrigan p. 49
The Cards Indicate a Voyage on a Streetcar Named Desire Leonard Quirino p. 61
Drama of Intimacy and Tragedy of Incomprehension: a Streetcar Named Desire Reconsidered Bert Cardullo p. 79
From """"Tarantula Arms"""" to """"Della Robbia Blue"""": the Tennessee Williams Tragicomic Transit Authority John M. Roderick p. 93
Madonna at the Poker Night: Pictorial Elements in Tennessee Williams's a Streetcar Named Desire Henry I. Schvey p. 103
The Fate of the Symbolic in a Streetcar Named Desire Kathleen Hulley p. 111
Chronology p. 123
Contributors p. 127
Bibliography p. 129
Acknowledgments p. 131
Index p. 133