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1 online resource (182 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in humor and gender, 1071-443X ; volume 3 |
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Studies in humor and gender ; volume 3.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Forerunners : Dorothy Parker, Dawn Powell, Betty MacDonald -- Nora Ephron : all you ever wanted to know about control (but feared you'd appear too manipulative if you asked) -- Shirley Jackson : "in the country of the story, the writer is king" -- Alison Lurie : "writing was a kind of witch's spell" -- Grace Paley : "the ear is smarter than the eye" -- Anne Tyler : seeing through a "mist of irony" -- Lisa Alther : playing for the laugh: comic control in Kinflicks -- Rita Mae Brown : "an equal opportunity offender" -- Conclusion : what wit controlled |
| Summary |
This engaging and accessible book examines the world of seven contemporary, popular American women writers and their individual use of wit as a subtle and effective strategy to engage, or ""control"", the reader. A chapter is devoted to each of the seven writers - Lisa Alther, Rita Mae Brown, Nora Ephron, Shirley Jackson, Alison Lurier, Grace Paley, and Anne Tyler - and discusses their writings and their use of wit in the context of their lives. An opening chapter frames wit and control in psychological realities, and a concluding chapter summarizes the power of wit. A bibliography of the writ |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-175) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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American wit and humor -- History and criticism
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Authors and readers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism
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American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Humorous stories, American -- History and criticism
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Humor in literature.
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HUMOR -- General.
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American literature
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American literature -- Women authors
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American wit and humor
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Authors and readers
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Humor in literature
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Humorous stories, American
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Women and literature
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Frauenliteratur
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Humor
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United States
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USA
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781134385867 |
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1134385862 |
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1299868339 |
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9781299868335 |
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