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They are full of the perception of life as it is, and the passion for life as it ought to be, which have made The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire classics of the American theater. To ask other readers questions about 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other Plays, please sign up. Be the first. Access Google Sites with a free Google account (for personal use) or G Suite account (for business use). Twenty-seven Wagons Full of Cotton presents a curious mixture of thematic elements. On one hand, it is a play about moral misdeeds and poetic justice. It also analyzes an unstable marriage and unhealthy emotional relationships.
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They are full of the perception of life as it is, and the passion for life as it ought to be, which have made The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire classics of the American theater.
Only one of these plays (The Purification) is written in verse, but in all of them the approach to character is by way of poetic revelation. Whether Williams is writing of derelict ro...more
Only one of these plays (The Purification) is written in verse, but in all of them the approach to character is by way of poetic revelation. Whether Williams is writing of derelict ro...more
Published January 17th 1966 by New Directions (first published 1945)
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Jan 25, 2018Ananya Ghosh rated it really liked it
Shelves: american-literature, brilliant, drama, literature, unfinished
I've previously read and loved Tennessee Williams' work, so when I saw this interesting title, I knew I had to pick it up. But this being a library issue, I couldn't finish it. I could only read the first 7 out of the 13 plays, but I loved most of them, and think it deserves 3.8★
This is a book of small plays, mostly one act ones, divided into various scenes. Most of the plays are characteristically poetic, however quite varied in subject and have been united only on the basis of being one act pl...more
This is a book of small plays, mostly one act ones, divided into various scenes. Most of the plays are characteristically poetic, however quite varied in subject and have been united only on the basis of being one act pl...more
Aug 08, 2017Buscando Un camino rated it really liked it
Interesante obra de teatro corta del mismo autor de un tranvía llamado deseo. Como no he leído mucho este generó he preferido empezar con algo corto y la verdad es que la experiencia me ha gustado. No descarto embarcarme en algo de mayor envergadura ;)
Sep 01, 2016R.K. Cowles rated it liked it · review of another edition
3 1/2 stars
Jun 22, 2018Drew rated it it was amazing
You want some dreamers? You've got it: 'The Lady of Larkspur Lotion.' How about a doomed romance? You've got that, too: 'Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen.' You need sadism? mendacity? Southern gothic crassness? There's the titular play for all of that and more. In short, every one of Williams' signature elements appears here in short form via a one-act play. In a way, it's like a collection of snackable versions of his masterpieces plus a couple of oddballs to boot.
May 02, 2010Duffy Pratt rated it it was ok
Think of all the oddly placed Shakespeare adaptations -- Richard III in a 1930s Fascist state: Romeo and Juliet in a modern day South Beach, or on NY's upper west side; The Tempest in space (Forbidden Planet); Macbeth in feudal Japan (Throne of Blood). And that doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of odd off-Broadway productions where the director had an 'idea.' Many of these are truly awful, but for some reason it's tremendously easy to imagine Shakespeare in other places and at other time...more
Aug 05, 2008Megan rated it liked it
A collection of 13 one-act plays, including some of Williams' most famous, such as 'The Last of my Solid Gold Watches' and the titular '27 Wagons Full of Cotton'
'Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen' is a favorite as well, but I especially like 'The Purification'
Tennessee Williams is fantastic and his plays are just as engaging to read as to see performed, which definitely cannot be said of all playwrights.
The collection has an introduction by Williams' that is a short essay on his view...more
'Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen' is a favorite as well, but I especially like 'The Purification'
Tennessee Williams is fantastic and his plays are just as engaging to read as to see performed, which definitely cannot be said of all playwrights.
The collection has an introduction by Williams' that is a short essay on his view...more
Aug 04, 2007Ali rated it liked it · review of another edition
نمایش نامه ی 27 واگن بار پنبه را به فارسی دیده ام. بسیاری از کارهای تنسی ویلیامز، از جمله نمایش نامه های تک پرده ای و کوتاهش در دهه ی سی، بعد از کودتا به فارسی ترجمه و اجرا شده. گویا آن زمان قرار بوده فرهنگ آمریکایی و انگلیسی جای فرهنگ و زبان فرانسه را که از دوران مشروطه در ایران معمول بود، بگیرد. یک آمریکایی هم بود که نامش را درست بخاطر ندارم (دکتر کویین بی؟) که در دانشکده ی ادبیات، انگلیسی تدریس می کرد، و برخی از آثار تنسی ویلیامز و آرتور میللر را در تالار فردوسی روی صحنه آورد، تقریبن بانی گرو...more
Oct 22, 2014Roland rated it really liked it
Obviously with a collection of short plays there's gonna be some hits and misses, but there's enough good stuff in this that I highly recommend it. This Property is Condemned is heartbreaking, 27 Wagons is disturbing, and The Demolition Downtown was a big surprise, since it felt almost sci fi. I wasn't wild about The Last of My Solid Gold Watches or Steps Must be Gentle, but the writing was interesting enough that I stayed engaged throughout.
Short plays which are occasionally a bit more sketches than I would prefer. but there's still some quite strong writing involved. The best of the bunch are the stories 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and The Last of My Solid Gold Watches. Have to think about the rest.
These short plays have Tennessee Williams' name written all around them. Very recognizable, the athmosphere is there all right.
These short plays have Tennessee Williams' name written all around them. Very recognizable, the athmosphere is there all right.
Aug 31, 2011j_ay rated it it was ok · review of another edition
27 Wagons Full of Cotton, The Purification, The Lady of Larkspur, Lotion, The Last of My Solid Gold Watches, Portrait of a Madonna, Auto-Da-Fe, Lord Byron's Love Letter, The Strangest Kind of Romance, The Long Good-bye, Hello from Bertha, This Property Is Condemned, Talk to Me Like the Rain..., Something Unspoken, The Unsatisfactory Supper, Steps Must be Gentle, The Demolition Downtown
Feb 01, 2007Xavier rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
The first time I read this book I was in high school and it has stayed with me ever since. One play in particular, 'Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen.' As a Williams play, it's subtext is thick and weighty, it's nameless protagonist desperate like the rest of them.
Oct 06, 2008Asa Merritt rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
'This Property is Condemned' is my all-time favorite short.
Dec 21, 2014Jaime rated it really liked it · review of another edition
27 Wagons, The Lady of Larkspur Lotion, The Strangest Kind of Romance and Something Unspoken are must-reads.
Aug 31, 2013Isadora Wagner rated it it was amazing
This is a great collection of short one-act plays from the early portion of Tennessee Williams' career. Stunning in its range and the vibrancy (as always) of characters.
May 25, 2011Michelle rated it really liked it
Contains This Property is Condemned.
27 Wagons is my absolute favorite Williams peice. It is dark, sad and desperate. What more southern drama do you need? Oh and the female lead is called Babydoll. Need I say more.
I played Vicarro in a stage version. One of my favorites.
Aug 07, 2007Allison rated it it was amazing
Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen is another of my favorite plays of all time. Love it.
May 18, 2014Poly rated it it was amazing
Me encantó, me encanta Flora... me encanta todo ><
Nov 29, 2012Sannie Hald rated it it was amazing
Only 'Portrait of a Madonna'
Feb 18, 2013Darby rated it really liked it
Someone, help! Every Tennessee play I read replaces the others as favorites and I'm only halfway through the semester!
Sep 25, 2007Ida rated it it was amazing Shelves: greatplays
GREAT!! dark southern gothic one-acts. the title play is spectacular.
Mar 20, 2012Amanda Spacaj-Gorham rated it really liked it
I read this book when I was in my early teens and now (at 40) I still feel the mood of it...self-oppressing and teetering on the edge of a volcano. Very worth reading.
The best thing to read on mass transit. One act plays, who would have thought. It's like I'm at the theater everyday, and I'm not talking about my people's chariot co-pilots.
Aug 13, 2007Erica rated it really liked it
I'm a bit biased, since I acted in this. Still, I absolutely love the plot and the characters are incredible.
I got sent to the principal's office freshman year for reading this instead of 'At Risk' (the book about the little girl who gets AIDS from a blood transfusion) in my English class. WTF?
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Thomas Lanier Williams III, better known by the nickname Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright of the twentieth century who received many of the top theatrical awards for his work. He moved to New Orleans in 1939 and changed his name to 'Tennessee,' the state of his father's birth. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for A Streetcar Named Desire in 1948 and for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof...more
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