Author(s): Abdelmonim Elmoutassim

Abstract: Tennessee Williams is one of the foremost playwrights in modern drama. In 1945, the American theater witnessed his mind-blowing play, The Glass Menagerie. Because of the latter, Williams received a great deal of fame and winnings. Since The Glass Menagerie is a memory play, this paper will focus on the subject of memory and its interconnectedness with modern drama first, then delve into memory theories, and lastly discuss memory mechanisms in The Glass Menagerie.

Keywords: Modern Drama, Memory Play, Memory Studies, The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams.

Article Info: Received: 01 Sep 2023; Received in revised form: 01 Oct 2023; Accepted: 10 Oct 2023; Available online: 20 Oct 2023

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.85.25