Laughing Feminism: Subversive Comedy in Frances Burney, Maria Edgeworth, and Jane Austen (Revised) - Couverture souple

Bilger, Audrey

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0814330541 ISBN 13 : 9780814330548

Editeur : Wayne State University Press, 2002

Synopsis

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. Audrey Bilger shows that these women writers employed a full arsenal of comic weapons such as satire, burlesque, and parody to combat patriarchal nonsense and make comedy out of the discrepancies between the myth and reality of womanhood. Bilger draws on current feminist criticism, comic theory, and the methodologies of literary history to provide a context for re-assessing the novels of these writers. At a time when overt feminist statements could ruin a woman's reputation, comedy enabled these authors to smuggle feminism into their writing.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Audrey Bilger is an associate professor of literature at Claremont McKenna College.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wayne State University Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0814330541
• ISBN 13: 9780814330548
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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