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Comedy and the Feminine Middlebrow Novel

- Elizabeth von Arnim and Elizabeth Taylor

About Comedy and the Feminine Middlebrow Novel

Elizabeth von Arnim and Elizabeth Taylor wrote witty and entertaining novels about the domestic lives of middle-class women. Widely read and enjoyed, their work was often dismissed as middlebrow. Brown argues their skilful use of comedy and irony provided the receptive reader with subversive commentary on the cruelties and disappointments of life.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781848933385
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 176
  • Published:
  • November 30, 2012
  • Dimensions:
  • 162x234x19 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 410 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: December 13, 2024

Description of Comedy and the Feminine Middlebrow Novel

Elizabeth von Arnim and Elizabeth Taylor wrote witty and entertaining novels about the domestic lives of middle-class women. Widely read and enjoyed, their work was often dismissed as middlebrow. Brown argues their skilful use of comedy and irony provided the receptive reader with subversive commentary on the cruelties and disappointments of life.

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