Overview

First published in 1988, the 19 original essays (and three ""Sylvia"" cartoons) included in this volume deal with the gender-specific nature of comedy. This pioneering collection observes the creation of women’s comedy from a wide range of standpoints: political, sociological, psychoanalytical, linguistic, and historical. The writers explore the role of women’s comedy in familiar and unfamiliar territory, from Austen to Weldon, from Behn to Wasserstein. The questions they raise will lead to a redefinition of the genre itself.

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Author:   Regina Barreca
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   1
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9781032226217

ISBN 10:   1032226218
Pages:   326
Publication Date:   27 April 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I Sylvia Nicole Hollander Introduction Regina Barreca Who Was That Masked Woman? The Prostitute and the Playwright in the Comedies of Aphra Behn Catherine Gallagher Life After Sex: The Fictional Autobiography of Delariver Manley Janet Todd Jane Austen: Irony and Authority Rachel M. Brownstein Austen’s Laughter Patricia Meyer Spacks Deflation of Male Pretensions in Fanny Burney’s Cecelia Kay Rogers Part II Sylvia Nicole Hollander Frances Miriam Whitcher: Social Satire in the Age of Gentility Linda A. Morris Hate and Humor as Empathetic Whimsy in Anne Thackeray Ritchie Carol Hanbery MacKay Between Women: A Cross-Class Analysis of Status and Anarchic Humor Regenia Gagnier Slaying the Angel and the Patriarch: The Grinning Woolf Denise Marshall (En)gendering Laughter: Woolf’s Orlando as Contraband in the Age of Joyce Judy Little Truth-Telling: The Self and the Fictions of Humor Mary Ann Rorison Caws Part III Sylvia Nicole Hollander Ironic Autobiography: From The Waterfall to The Handmaid’s Tale, Nancy Walker Muriel Spark’s Unknowing Fiction John Glavin Metaphor-into-Narrative: Being Very Careful with Words Regina Barreca Uncommon Woman: An Interview with Wendy Wasserstein Esther Cohen Feminist Humor: Rebellious and Self-Affirming Lisa Merrill Daughters of Anger/Material Girls: Con/Textualizing Feminist Criticism Jane Marcus Towards a Humorous View of the Universe Fay Weldon. About the Contributors. Index.

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'It is good to have this volume readily available again' - Margaret D. Stetz, University of Delaware

'It is good to have this volume readily available again' - Margaret D. Stetz, University of Delaware

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Regina Barreca, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of English Literature at The University of Connecticut.

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