CONTENTS:

PART ONE – INTRODUCTION
How to Study a Play
Reading A Streetcar Named Desire

PART TWO – SUMMARIES
Note on the Text
Synopsis
Detailed Summaries

PART THREE – CRITICAL APPROACHES
Characterisation
Themes
     Desire and Fate
     Death
     Madness
Dramatic Techniques
     The Unities
     Structure
     Visual and Sound Effects
     Focus
Handling of Time
Language and Style
Imagery and Symbolism

PART FOUR – TEXTUAL ANALYSIS
Text 1
Text 2
Text 3

PART FIVE – BACKGROUND
Tennessee Williams
His Other Works
Historical Background
Literary Background

PART SIX – CRITICAL HISTORY

PART SEVEN – BROADER PERSPECTIVES
Further Reading
Chronology
Literary Terms