Enough Rope: A Book of Light Verse by Dorothy Parker

Enough Rope: A Book of Light Verse

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Enough Rope: A Book of Light Verse by Dorothy Parker

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Enough Rope: A Book of Light Verse

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Now available as a stand-alone edition, the famous humorist's debut collection--a runaway bestseller in 1926--ranges from lighthearted self-deprecation to acid-tongued satire, all the while gleefully puncturing sentimental clichés about relations between men and women.

Known as the wittiest woman in America and a founder of the fabled Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker was also one of the Jazz Age's most beloved poets. Her verbal dexterity and cynical humor were on full display in the many poems she published in Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and Life and collected in her first book in 1926. The poems in Enough Rope range from lighthearted self-deprecation to acid-tongued satire, all the while gleefully puncturing sentimental clichés about the relations between men and women.

Unfortunate Coincidence
By the time you swear you're his,
Shivering and sighing,
And he vows his passion is
Infinite, undying--
Lady, make a note of this:
One of you is lying.
Book Details
Publisher:
Vintage
ISBN:
9780593466353
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
144
Authors:
Dorothy Parker
Published Date:
2022-01-25
Language:
English
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About Dorothy Parker

A founding member of the Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and worked as a poet, short-story writer, drama critic, and screenwriter. Her poetry collections Enough Rope (Boni and Liveright, 1926) and Sunset Gun (Boni and Liveright, 1928) were bestsellers, and a third collection, Death and Taxes, followed in 1931. She was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Screenplay, for A Star Is Born (1937) and Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947). Her work appeared regularly in The New Yorker.

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