{"product_id":"9780811220804","title":"27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe thirteen one-act plays collected in this volume include some of Tennessee Williams's finest and most powerful work.\u003c\/p\u003e They are full of the perception of life as it is, and the passion for life as it ought to be, which have made \u003cem\u003eThe Glass Menagerie\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Streetcar Named Desire\u003c\/em\u003e classics of the American theater.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Only one of these plays (\u003cem\u003eThe Purification\u003c\/em\u003e) 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 roomers in a New Orleans boarding house (\u003cem\u003eThe Lady of Larkspur Lotion\u003c\/em\u003e) or the memories of a venerable traveling salesman (\u003cem\u003eThe Last of My Solid Gold Watches\u003c\/em\u003e) or of delinquent children (\u003cem\u003eThis Property is Condemned\u003c\/em\u003e), his insight into human nature is that of the poet. He can compress the basic meaning of life—its pathos or its tragedy, its bravery or the quality of its love—into one small scene or a few moments of dialogue.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mr. Williams's views on the role of the little theater in American culture are contained in a stimulating essay, \"Something wild...,\" which serves as an introduction to this collection.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079487701232,"sku":"9780811220804","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780811220804_p0.jpg?v=1763743227","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780811220804","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}