Ladies Laughing
Wit as Control in Contemporary American Women Writers
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Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-9056995430
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 13th November 1997
- Pages: 200
About the Book
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 writers' works is also included, making this an ideal introduction and companion to these writers and their works.Customers who bought Ladies Laughing also bought:
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