Cat on a Hot Tin Roof av Tennessee Williams

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¿Williams¿s favourite among his plays, [<i>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof</i>] is perhaps his most impassioned and articulate statement on human isolation, the wrenching problems of communication between people and the ways in which death defines life.¿ <b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i></b>In <i>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,</i> a Southern family meet to celebrate ''Big Daddy'' Pollitt''s 65th birthday. But as the party unfolds, the facade of a happy family gathering is fractured by sexual frustration, repressed love and greed in the light of their father''s impending death. This edition includes a commentary by Benjamin Hudson, which explores the major themes of the play, including illness and mortality; white supremacy through the plantation setting; mendacity and ''fake news''; alcoholism and addiction; as well as sexuality, womanhood and mid-century notions of masculinity. It draws attention to the context of the play, including the cultural, social and political landscape of the Mississippi Delta and St.