Last Laughs: Woman and Comedy

by Regina Barreca

The 19 original essays (and three Sylvia cartoons) included in this volume deal with the gender-specific nature of comedy. The 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 unfamilair territory, from Austen to Weldon, from Behn to Wasserstein. The questions they raise will lead...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0677220200
• ISBN13: 9780677220208
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 321 Pages
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher