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UNINA9910820185103321 |
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Nash-Cummings Nancy |
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Titolo |
A very serious thing [[electronic resource] ] : women's humor and American culture / / Nancy A. Walker |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1988 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (245 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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American wit and humor - Women authors - History and criticism |
Women and literature - United States |
Feminism and literature - United States |
Women - United States - Humor - History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliography and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Female Humorist in America; 2. The Male Tradition and the Female Tradition; 3. Humor, Intellect, Femininity; 4. The Humor of the ""Minority""; 5. Feminist Humor; 6. The Tradition and Beyond: Contemporary Women's Humor and the Canon of American Literature; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Selected List of Humor by American Women; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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