The Collected Dorothy Parker

Zusatztext Dorothy Parker! more than any of her contemporaries! captured the spirit of her age in her writing. The decadent 1920S and 1930s in New York were a time of great experiment and daring for women. For the rich! life seemed a continual party! but the excesses took their emotional toll. With a biting wit and perceptive insight! Dorothy Parker examines the social mores of her day and exposes the darkness beneath the dazzle. Her own life exemplified this duality! for a while she was one of the most talked-about women of her day! she was also known as a "masochist whose passion for unhappiness knew no bounds". As philosopher Irwin Edman said! she was "a Sappho who could combine a heartbreak with a wisecrack". Her dissection of the jazz age in poetry and prose is collected in this volume along with articles and reviews. Informationen zum Autor Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) was a celebrated poet, short story writer, critic, and an Oscar-nominated screenwriter. Much of her work was published in magazines including Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. Klappentext Includes poetry, short stories, articles and reviews. Zusammenfassung With a biting wit and perceptive insight, Dorothy Parker examines the social mores of her day and exposes the darkness beneath the dazzle.

Product details

• Authors: Brendan Gill, Dorothy Parker, Parker Dorothy
• Assisted by: Brendan Gill (Introduction), Gill Brendan (Introduction)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2001
• EAN: 9780141182582
• ISBN: 978-0-14-118258-2
• No. of pages: 640
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Essays, Short Stories, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary essays, Anthologies: general