Intellectual Investigation of Illusion-Reality In Selected Works of Tenneesse Williams

The Dichotomy of Illusion and Reality in Tennessee Williams' Plays

Authors

  • C. Narsimha Rao CMJ University

Keywords:

illusion-reality, Tennessee Williams, plays, theme, conflict, destruction, sensitive, insensitive, human corrosion, time

Abstract

Afrequently recurring theme in Williams’ plays relates to illusion-reality.Illusion and reality are the two poles on which his plays often turn. FrancisDonahue says, “ Behind Williams’ outer dramatic world of sex, violence,neuroticism, homosexuality and personal frustration, lie such basic themes asthe conflict between reality and illusion, the destruction of sensitive by theinsensitive and the human corrosion wrought by time” (Preface).

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Published

2011-10-01

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“Intellectual Investigation of Illusion-Reality In Selected Works of Tenneesse Williams: The Dichotomy of Illusion and Reality in Tennessee Williams’ Plays”, JASRAE, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 0–0, Oct. 2011, Accessed: Jun. 26, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/4030

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2011): Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education (JASRAE)

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How to Cite

[1]
“Intellectual Investigation of Illusion-Reality In Selected Works of Tenneesse Williams: The Dichotomy of Illusion and Reality in Tennessee Williams’ Plays”, JASRAE, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 0–0, Oct. 2011, Accessed: Jun. 26, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/4030