Last Laughs: Perspectives On Women And Comedy (Routledge Library Editions: Comedy)

First published in 1988, the 19 original essays (and three Sylvia cartoons) included in this volume deal with the gender-specific nature of comedy. This pioneering 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 unfamiliar territory, from Austen to Weldon, from Behn to Wasserstein. The questions they raise will lead to a redefinition of the genre itself.

• | Author: Regina Barreca
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Apr 27, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 326 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1032226218
• | ISBN-13: 9781032226217