Feminism's Big Debt to the Genius of Nora Ephron
McElvoy, Anne, The Evening Standard (London, England)
ONE thing we can be sure of: Nora Ephron, who passed away yesterday aged 71, would have found something witty and true to say about her own death. "It's all copy," said her mother as she prepared for her own death. "Take notes." Ephron's copy was just better than the rest and it made her the Dorothy Parker of our era. From magazine columns to screenplays and essays, she did more to popularise feminism than a thousand tracts and feminist theory reading groups.
Ephron knew that the most pointed weapon of all is humour, from her treatise on the attraction and incompatibility of the sexes in When Harry Met Sally, which gave us the glamour of Manhattan but the dating horrors, …
The rest of this article is only available to active members of Questia
Sign up now for a free, 1-day trial and receive full access to:
- Questia's entire collection
- Automatic bibliography creation
- More helpful research tools like notes, citations, and highlights
- Ad-free environment
Already a member? Log in now.
Questia, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning. www.questia.com
Publication information:
Article title: Feminism's Big Debt to the Genius of Nora Ephron.
Contributors: McElvoy, Anne - Author.
Newspaper title: The Evening Standard (London, England).
Publication date: June 28, 2012.
Page number: 15.
© Not available.
Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.
This material is protected by copyright and, with the exception of fair use, may not be further copied, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means.
One moment ...
- Georgia
- Arial
- Times New Roman
- Verdana
- Courier/monospaced
Reset