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LADIES LAUGHING
WIT AS CONTROL IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS |
By: |
Barbara Levy |
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Paperback |
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£36.99 |
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£35.88 |
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ISBN 10: |
905699543X |
ISBN 13: |
9789056995430 |
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Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
Pub. date: |
1 September, 1997 |
Pages: |
200 |
Description: |
Examines the world of seven contemporary, American women writers and their individual use of wit as a subtle and effective strategy to engage, or "control" the reader. The writers featured are Lisa Alther, Rita Mae Brown, Nora Ephron, Shirley Jackson, Alison Lurier, Grace Paley, and Anne Tyler. |
Synopsis: |
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. |
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bibliography |
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UK |
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Routledge |
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