| Description |
261 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Humor in life and letters series
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Humor in life and letters.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-251) and index. |
| Contents |
Women and comedy in eighteenth-century England -- Defiant laughter: Mary Wollstonecraft and feminist humor -- From inside jokes to published comedy -- Comedy in manners: making fun of the angel in the house -- Mocking the "Lords of creation": male comic characters -- The limits of sisterhood: satirizing women -- Goblin laughter: violent comedy and the condition of women. |
| Summary |
Laughing Feminism focuses on comedy in the works of Frances Burney, Maria Edgeworth, and Jane Austen, authors who scrutinized the subjected prejudices against women in order to expose their absurdity and encourage readers to laugh at the folly of sexist views. By making fun of conduct literature, male authority figures, and courtship practices, the authors challenged commonly accepted views that contributed to women's subordination. |
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Laughing Feminism sheds light on the ways in which Burney, Edgeworth, and Austen enlisted the power of comedy in the service of feminism, and in so doing participated in one of the most important ideological movements of the last three hundred years. It offers modern scholars a new look at feminist tactics as it brings to light a lost chapter in the history of comedy. |
| Subject |
English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
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English fiction. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Feminism and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
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Feminism and literature. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
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Feminism and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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English fiction -- Women authors. |
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English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Feminist fiction, English -- History and criticism.
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Feminist fiction, English. |
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Humorous stories, English -- History and criticism.
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Humorous stories, English. |
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Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History.
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Women and literature. |
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Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840 -- Humor.
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Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840. |
| Genre/Form |
Humor.
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| Subject |
Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849 -- Humor.
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Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849. |
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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Humor.
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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. |
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Social norms in literature.
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Social norms in literature. |
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Dissenters in literature.
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Dissenters in literature. |
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Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840 -- Criticism and interpretation. |
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Edgeworth, Maria, 1767-1849 -- Criticism and interpretation. |
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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Criticism and interpretation. |
| Genre/Form |
Humor.
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| ISBN |
0814327222 alkaline paper |
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9780814327227 alkaline paper |
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0814326579 alkaline paper |
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9780814326572 alkaline paper |
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0814330541 |
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9780814330548 |
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