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Wit as Control in Contemporary American Women Writers
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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.
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November 13th, 1997
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  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Pages
194
ISBN-13
9789056995430
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10664823

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