Elysian Fields

between desire and despair

Authors

  • Erisson Jordan Ferreira Fonseca State University of Alagoas https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2294-2122
  • Moisés Monteiro de Melo Neto Pernambuco University and State University of Alagoas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48017/dj.v8i4.2621

Keywords:

Tennessee Williams, streetcar, dramatic literature, theater

Abstract

Literature is a door that opens up to different discussions. When reading "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1947) by Tennessee Williams, the reader can wonder what led Blanche to her catatonic state or analyze the Kolwaski couple's relationship. That's the charmof literature, making the reader question, travel, be enchanted and indignant. From this perspective, this work will seek to analyze the relationship between the Kolwaski couple and what led Blanche to catatonia. To this end, Tennessee, the writer who gives life and color to this work, will be presented, as will his writing process and, finally, how this work is a portrait of his memories. For this, the theoretical basis is Costa (2020), Rodrigues (2011) and Silva (2005) and the methodology used was a systematic bibliographical review.

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Author Biographies

Erisson Jordan Ferreira Fonseca, State University of Alagoas

Linked to the State University of Alagoas, Brazil.

Moisés Monteiro de Melo Neto, Pernambuco University and State University of Alagoas

Linked to the Universidade de Pernambuco and the Universidade Estadual de Alagoas, Brazil.

References

Candido, A. Literatura e sociedade. Rio de Janeiro: Ouro sobre azul, 2006.

Calvino, I. Por que ler os clássicos. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 1993.

Costa, P. P. Leitura feminista do comportamento de gênero, decadência e loucura em Um bonde chamado Desejo (1947), de Tennessee Williams / Priscilla Pizarro Costa. - João Pessoa, 2020.

Rodrigues, E. P. De A Streetcar Named Desire a Um Bonde Chamado Desejo: o percurso discursivo de apresentação da personagem Stanley Kowalski em duas traduções brasileiras. 2011. Tese de Doutorado.

Silva, L. . Memória Histórica na Dramaturgia de Tennessee Williams. Fênix - Revista de História e Estudos Culturais, v. 2, n. 3, 23 set. 2005.

Williams, T. Um bonde Chamado desejo. São Paulo: PEIXOTO NETO, 2004.

Published

2023-11-18

How to Cite

Fonseca, E. J. F., & Melo Neto, M. M. de. (2023). Elysian Fields: between desire and despair. Diversitas Journal, 8(4), 2789–2797. https://doi.org/10.48017/dj.v8i4.2621