A two-volume selection of the American playwright Williams (1911-83) most influential work. The first volume opens with the rediscovered early plays, and includes The Glass Menagerie , Streetcar , Hot Tin Roof , an early version of Orpheus named the Battle of Angels , and several one-act plays. Editors Mel Gussow, drama critic at The New York Times and Kenneth Holditch (U. of New Orleans) contribute notes and a chronology for each volume. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)