Degree Type
Thesis
Date of Award
1974
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
English
Abstract
Dorothy Parker, who once called herself "a little Jewish girl trying to be cute," is perhaps best remembered for her remark, "Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses" or as the person who responded to the news that Calvin Coolidge had died with, "How can they tell?" Sometimes, an anthology of modem fiction will include a Parker story to typify the witty sarcasm underlying nearly all of her writing. But too seldom are her stories examined as reflections of her disgust for the roles assigned to women during the 1920s and 30s, the years during which she did the bulk of her writing, both as author and critic.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/rtd-180813-6083
Publisher
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University, http://lib.dr.iastate.edu
Copyright Owner
Suzanne Lillian Bunkers
Copyright Date
1974
Language
en
Date Available
June 21, 2013
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
36 pages
Recommended Citation
Bunkers, Suzanne Lillian, "The tragic grotesque: Dorothy Parker's women" (1974). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 120.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/120
