Tennessee Williams, Camino Real

Nicholas Moschovakis (Independent Scholar - North America)
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An early draft of the play was published in 1948 as Ten Blocks on the Camino Real: A Fantasy (American Blues 43–77). The later, longer version discussed here appeared in print in 1953—the year of the play’s first staging on Broadway. Note, however, that this published Camino Real represents a considerably revised version of the actual Broadway production script. It is a reading text, not a record of theatrical practice.

An early draft of the play was published in 1948 as

Ten Blocks on the Camino Real: A Fantasy

(

American Blues

43–77). The later, longer version discussed here appeared in print in 1953—the year of the play’s first staging on Broadway. Note, however, that this published

Camino Real

represents a considerably revised version of the actual…

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Citation: Moschovakis, Nicholas. "Camino Real". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 23 June 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=6081, accessed 19 March 2024.]

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