Women's Humor, the Penguin Book of

By Various

This anthology looks at the genre of women's humour and illuminates the ways in which women's humour differs from men's. It aims to destroy the assumption that humour is universal and shows it instead as marked by subjectivity and bound by gender. The book contains essays, short stories, dramas, and poems, on a range of subjects, from a variety of women including Anita Loos, Mae West, Moms Mabley, Erma Bombeck, Lily Tomlin, Elayne Boosler, Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, Louisa May Alcott and Dorothy Parker.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140172947
• ISBN13: 9780140172942
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.0" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

hilarious

one of my favorites. a hilarious compilation of essays and excerpts from the funniest female writers all through history.

So much fun

I only wish there was a sequel