William Prosser (1942-1991) was a professor of theatre at Brooklyn College of City University of New York. He ran the Tennessee Williams Fine Arts Center in Key West, where he directed the world premiere of an early Williams play, Will Mr. Merriwether Return From Memphis? in 1980.
Prosser died in 1991 without publishing this major study because
Wililams's literary executor withheld permission to quote from the
controversial later plays. Written after Williams's death,
Prosser's manuscript was the first detailed treatment of an
unconventional body of work that ranged from The Milk Train Doesn't
Stop Here Anymore to <Something Cloudy, Something Clear . . .
. Illuminated by quotations from the plays, and shaped by the
Prosser's career in theater, this analysis remains freshand
deserves a wide audience. Highly recommended.
*CHOICE, December 2009*
Prosser died in 1991 without publishing this major study because
Wililams's literary executor withheld permission to quote from the
controversial later plays. Written after Williams's death,
Prosser's manuscript was the first detailed treatment of an
unconventional body of work that ranged from The Milk Train Doesn't
Stop Here Anymore to . . . . Illuminated by quotations from the
plays, and shaped by the Prosser's career in theater, this analysis
remains fresh and deserves a wide audience. Highly recommended.
*CHOICE, December 2009*
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