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- catalog abstract ""Tennessee Williams called Stairs to the Roof "a prayer for the wild of heart who are kept in cages" and dedicated it to "all the little wage earners of the world." It reflects the would-be poet's "season in hell" during the Depression when he had to quit college to type orders eight hours a day at the International Shoe Company in St. Louis. Stairs is Williams' revenge, expressed through his alter ego, Benjamin Murphy, the clerk who stages a one-man rebellion against the clock, the monotony of his eight-to-five job and all the dehumanizing forces of an increasingly mechanized and commercial society. Ben's swift-moving series of fantastic adventures culminate in an escape from the ordinary that is in essence an endorsement of the American dream. In 1941, with the world at war and civilization in danger of collapse, Williams dared to imagine a utopian future as Ben leads us up his stairs toward the millennium."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b11775255.
- catalog contributor b11775256.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""Tennessee Williams called Stairs to the Roof "a prayer for the wild of heart who are kept in cages" and dedicated it to "all the little wage earners of the world." It reflects the would-be poet's "season in hell" during the Depression when he had to quit college to type orders eight hours a day at the International Shoe Company in St. Louis. Stairs is Williams' revenge, expressed through his alter ego, Benjamin Murphy, the clerk who stages a one-man rebellion against the clock, the monotony of his eight-to-five job and all the dehumanizing forces of an increasingly mechanized and commercial society. Ben's swift-moving series of fantastic adventures culminate in an escape from the ordinary that is in essence an endorsement of the American dream. In 1941, with the world at war and civilization in danger of collapse, Williams dared to imagine a utopian future as Ben leads us up his stairs toward the millennium."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Introduction : a play for tomorrow / Allean Hale -- Random observations / Tennessee Williams -- Editor's note -- Production notes -- Characters -- Stairs to the roof -- Afterword / Tennessee Williams.".
- catalog extent "xxiv, 101 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0811214354 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : New Directions,".
- catalog subject "812/.54 21".
- catalog subject "PS3545.I5365 S73 2000".
- catalog subject "White collar workers Drama.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction : a play for tomorrow / Allean Hale -- Random observations / Tennessee Williams -- Editor's note -- Production notes -- Characters -- Stairs to the roof -- Afterword / Tennessee Williams.".
- catalog title "Stairs to the roof : a prayer for the wild of heart that are kept in cages / Tennessee Williams ; edited, with an introduction, by Allean Hale.".
- catalog type "Drama. fast".
- catalog type "text".