The Modern Feminine In The Medusa Satire Of Fanny Fern

Author : James E. Caron
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783031412769

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The Modern Feminine in the Medusa Satire of Fanny Fern by James E. Caron Pdf

The Modern Feminine in the Medusa Satire of Fanny Fern argues that Sara Parton and her literary alter ego, Fanny Fern, occupy a star-power position within the antebellum literary marketplace dominated by women authors of sentimental fiction, writers Nathaniel Hawthorne (in)famously called “the damn mob of scribbling women.” The Fanny Fern persona represents a nineteenth-century woman voicing the modern feminine within a laughter-provoking bourgeois carnival, a forerunner of Hélène Cixous’s laughing Medusa figure and her theory about écriture féminine. By advancing an innovative theory about an Anglo-American aesthetic, comic belles lettres, Caron explains the comic nuances of Parton’s persona, capable of both an amiable and a caustic satire. The book traces Parton’s burgeoning celebrity, analyzes her satires on cultural expectations of gendered behavior, and provides a close look at her variegated comic style. The book then makes two first-order conclusions: Parton not only offers a unique profile for antebellum women comic writers, but her Fanny Fern persona also anchors a potential genealogy of women comic writers and activists, down to the present day, who could fit Kate Clinton’s concept of fumerism, a feminist style of humor that fumes, that embraces the comic power of a Medusa satire.

Author : Fanny Fern
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066339531260

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Shadows and sunbeams: Being a second series of Fern leaves from Fanny's portfolio by Fanny Fern Pdf

"Shadows and sunbeams: Being a second series of Fern leaves from Fanny's portfolio" by Fanny Fern. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Buffalo Public Library (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Library catalogs
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU55982891

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Finding-list of Books and Pamphlets in the Buffalo Library (formerly the Young Men's Library, of Buffalo). by Buffalo Public Library (Buffalo, N.Y.) Pdf

Author : Buffalo. Public Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Library catalogues
ISBN : UIUC:30112087485907

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Finding List of Books & Pamphlets: Embracing belles-lettres (poetry, drama, romance, literary history and criticism, essays, oratory, humor, satire, etc.) together with language, bibliography and general reference books by Buffalo. Public Library Pdf

Author : James Edward Caron,James E. Caron
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780826266279

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Mark Twain, Unsanctified Newspaper Reporter by James Edward Caron,James E. Caron Pdf

Before Mark Twain became a national celebrity with his best-selling The Innocents Abroad, he was just another struggling writer perfecting his craft-but already "playin' hell" with the world. In the first book in more than fifty years to examine the initial phase of Samuel Clemens's writing career, James Caron draws on contemporary scholarship and his own careful readings to offer a fresh and comprehensive perspective on those early years-and to challenge many long-standing views of Mark Twain's place in the tradition of American humor. Tracing the arc of Clemens's career from self-described "unsanctified newspaper reporter" to national author between 1862 and 1867, Caron reexamines the early and largely neglected writings-especially the travel letters from Hawaii and the letters chronicling Clemens's trip from California to New York City. Caron connects those sets of letters with comic materials Clemens had already published, drawing on all known items from this first phase of his career-even the virtually forgotten pieces from the San Francisco Morning Call in 1864-to reveal how Mark Twain's humor was shaped by the sociocultural context and how it catered to his audience's sensibilities while unpredictably transgressing its standards. Caron reveals how Sam Clemens's contemporaries, notably Charles Webb, provided important comic models, and he shows how Clemens not only adjusted to but also challenged the guidelines of the newspapers and magazines for which he wrote, evolving as a comic writer who transmuted personal circumstances into literary art. Plumbing Mark Twain's cultural significance, Caron draws on anthropological insights from Victor Turner and others to compare the performative aspects of Clemens's early work to the role of ritual clowns in traditional societies Brimming with fresh insights into such benchmarks as "Our Fellow Savages of the Sandwich Islands" and "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog," this book is a gracefully written work that reflects both patient research and considered judgment to chart the development of an iconic American talent. Mark Twain, Unsanctified Newspaper Reporter should be required reading for all serious scholars of his work, as well as for anyone interested in the interplay between artistic creativity and the literary marketplace.

Author : James E. Caron
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-16
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780271090337

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Satire as the Comic Public Sphere by James E. Caron Pdf

Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee, John Oliver, and Jimmy Kimmel—these comedians are household names whose satirical takes on politics, the news, and current events receive some of the highest ratings on television. In this book, James E. Caron examines these and other satirists through the lenses of humor studies, cultural theory, and rhetorical and social philosophy, arriving at a new definition of the comic art form. Tracing the history of modern satire from its roots in the Enlightenment values of rational debate, evidence, facts, accountability, and transparency, Caron identifies a new genre: “truthiness satire.” He shows how satirists such as Colbert, Bee, Oliver, and Kimmel—along with writers like Charles Pierce and Jack Shafer—rely on shared values and on the postmodern aesthetics of irony and affect to foster engagement within the comic public sphere that satire creates. Using case studies of bits, parodies, and routines, Caron reveals a remarkable process: when evidence-based news reporting collides with a discursive space asserting alternative facts, the satiric laughter that erupts can move the audience toward reflection and possibly even action as the body politic in the public sphere. With rigor, humor, and insight, Caron shows that truthiness satire pushes back against fake news and biased reporting and that the satirist today is at heart a citizen, albeit a seemingly silly one. This book will appeal to anyone interested in and concerned about public discourse in the current era, especially researchers in media studies, communication studies, political science, and literary and cultural studies.

Author : Hattie Tyng Tyng Griswold
Publisher : anboco
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783736409200

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Home Life of Great Authors by Hattie Tyng Tyng Griswold Pdf

The author of these sketches desires to say that they were written, not for the special student of literary biography, who is already familiar with the facts here given, but rather for those busy people who have little time for reading, yet wish to know something of the private life and personal history of their favorite authors. The sketches are not intended to be critical, or to present anything like complete biographies. They are devoted chiefly to the home life of the various authors,—which, though an instructive and fascinating study, seems commonly neglected in popular biographies. It should be added that a few of these sketches have already appeared in print, but they have been rewritten to adapt them to their present purpose. H. T. G.

Author : Lawrence Howe,James E. Caron,Benjamin Click
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780810892262

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Refocusing Chaplin by Lawrence Howe,James E. Caron,Benjamin Click Pdf

Widely recognized in his character of the Tramp, Charlie Chaplin transcended the role of actor to become screenwriter, director, composer, producer, and finally studio head. The subject of numerous biographical studies, Chaplin has been examined as both myth and man, but these treatments fail to adequately address the often-overlooked complexity of his filmmaking. Refocusing Chaplin: A Screen Icon through Critical Lenses features essays that examine the actor and director through various theoretical perspectives—including Marxism, feminism, gender studies, deconstruction, psychoanalytic criticism, new historicism, performance studies, and cultural criticism. Complementing this range of intellectual inquiry is the wide reach of films discussed, from The Circus (1928), The Gold Rush (1925), and City Lights (1931) to Modern Times (1936), The Great Dictator (1940), Monsieur Verdoux (1947), and Limelight (1952). Shorter films, such as “The Pawnshop” (1916), “The Rink” (1916), and “A Dog’s Life” (1918) are also examined. These essays analyze the tensions between the carefully constructed worlds of Chaplin’s films and their cultural contexts. The varied approaches and range of materials in this volume not only comprehensively assess the screen icon but also foster a conversation that exemplifies the best of intellectual exchange. Refocusing Chaplin provides a unique view into the work of one of cinema’s most important and influential artists.

Author : Sandra M. Gilbert,Susan Gubar
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780300246728

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The Madwoman in the Attic by Sandra M. Gilbert,Susan Gubar Pdf

Called "a feminist classic" by Judith Shulevitz in the New York Times Book Review, this pathbreaking book of literary criticism is now reissued with a new introduction by Lisa Appignanesi that speaks to how The Madwoman in the Attic set the groundwork for subsequent generations of scholars writing about women writers, and why the book still feels fresh some four decades later. "Gilbert and Gubar have written a pivotal book, one of those after which we will never think the same again."--Carolyn G. Heilbrun, Washington Post Book World

Author : Georg Brandes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Literature, Modern
ISBN : UOM:39015001810525

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Eminent Authors of the Nineteenth Century by Georg Brandes Pdf

Author : Elizabeth Stoddard
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780812205602

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"The Morgesons" and Other Writings, Published and Unpublished by Elizabeth Stoddard Pdf

"Stoddard was, next to Melville and Hawthorne, the most strikingly original voice in the mid-nineteenth-century American novel, a voice . . . that ought to gain a more sympathetic and perceptive hearing in our time than in her own."—from the Introduction The centerpiece of this volume is The Morgesons (1862), one of the few outstanding feminist bildungsromanae of that century. Additional selections include arresting short stories and provocative journalistic essays/reviews, plus a number of letters and manuscript journals that have never before been published. The texts are fully edited and documented.

Author : Mark Jones,Paul T. Craddock,Nicolas Barker
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0520070879

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Fake? by Mark Jones,Paul T. Craddock,Nicolas Barker Pdf

Describes the methods used to make artistic, literary, documentary, and political forgeries and the recent scientific advances in their detection. Includes over 600 objects from the British Museum and many other major collections, from ancient Babylonia to the present day.

Author : Elizabeth Kowaleski-Wallace
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 770 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135221287

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Encyclopedia of Feminist Literary Theory by Elizabeth Kowaleski-Wallace Pdf

From the cutting edge to the basics The latest advances as well as the essentials of feminist literary theory are at your fingertips as soon as you open this brand-new reference work. It features-in quick and convenient form-precise definitions of important terms and concise summaries of the salient ideas of critics working in the field who have made significant contributions to feminist literary studies, and points out how a feminist perspective has affected the development of emerging ideas and intellectual practices. Every effort has been made to include as many feminist thinkers as possible. Expanded coverage of key subjects Overview entries cover topics ranging from creativity, beauty, and eroticism topornography, violence, and war, with a thorough exploration of the major theoretical points of feminist literary approaches and concerns. In addition, entries organized around literary periods and fields, such as medieval studies, Shakespeare and Romanticism survey subjects in the framework of feminist literary theory and feminist concerns. Shows how feminist ideas have shaped literary theory The Encyclopedia gathers in one place all the key words, topics, proper names, and critical terminology of feminist literary theory. Emphasis throughout is on usage in the United States and Great Britain since the l970s. Each entry is accompanied by a bibliography that is a point of departure for further research. A key advantage of this Encyclopedia is that it amasses bibliographic references for so many important and often-cited works within a single volume. Instructors especially will find this information invaluable in the preparation of course material. Special FeaturesOffers precise contemporary definitions of all important critical terms * Summarizes the salient ideas of key literary critics * Overviews cover major theoretical issues * Entries on periods and fields survey feminist contributions * Emphasizes terminology that has evolved since the l970s * Indexes proper names, subjects, key words, and related topics

Author : Corey Robin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9780190692001

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The Reactionary Mind by Corey Robin Pdf

Now updated to include Trump's election and the rise of global populism, Corey Robin's 'The Reactionary Mind' traces conservatism back to its roots in the reaction against the French Revolution.

Author : Nancy A. Walker
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780816617029

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A Very Serious Thing by Nancy A. Walker Pdf

Defines why women have been blocked from participating in the mainstream of American comedy yet have overcome hurdles to produce a humor that is sustaining and spells survival for women in society.