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Hymn of Despair: The Blue Song of Tennessee Williams
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Henry Schvey's discovery of an unknown poem by Tennessee Williams was not only a once-in-a-lifetime find but another piece of the puzzle of a man whose past continued to follow him and which helped provide the inspiration for his work. The poem, Blue Song became the inspiration for Schvey's book, The Blue Song: St. Louis in the Life and Work of Tennessee Williams. A captivating side of Williams' life in St. Louis by an author who unknowingly crossed paths with the playwright.
[03:00] Background
- Henry Schvey, Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature at Washington University in St. Louis
- Interest in Tennessee Williams
[07:07] The discovery of the poem, Blue Song
[14:03] The St. Louis influence in Williams' work
- Informative and growing up years
- How it shows out in his plays
[25:45] Dealing with the past
- Other writers
- Williams returns to St. Louis to dry out
- Ultimate irony-Williams burial in St. Louis
[33:25] St. Louis Jewish Book Festival and future work on Tennessee Williams by Henry Schvey
- Insight from the paintings of Williams
- Getting it to perfection-addiction to writing
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