Rather than simply being tragic poems of frustration and loss, Tennessee Williams's plays provide a rich " and very comic " social record of his timesAnniversaries offer a cue for reassessment. As Tennessee Williams was born on 26 March 1911, his 100th birthday seems a good time to take another look at his work. In some quarters, he is still seen as either a steamy, sexual sensationalist or as a tragic poet of frustr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:22AM on March 28, 2011