02642nam 2200673Ia 450 991045816040332120200520144314.00-8166-8291-7(CKB)1000000000347248(EBL)310189(OCoLC)476092948(SSID)ssj0000267180(PQKBManifestationID)11239415(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000267180(PQKBWorkID)10334199(PQKB)10952060(MiAaPQ)EBC310189(OCoLC)86075925(MdBmJHUP)muse40071(Au-PeEL)EBL310189(CaPaEBR)ebr10159488(CaONFJC)MIL523005(OCoLC)935263858(EXLCZ)99100000000034724819880510d1988 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA very serious thing[electronic resource] women's humor and American culture /Nancy A. WalkerMinneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc19881 online resource (245 p.)American cultureIncludes index.0-8166-1703-1 0-8166-1702-3 Includes bibliography and index.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; IndexDefines 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.American culture (Minneapolis, Minn.)American wit and humorWomen authorsHistory and criticismWomen and literatureUnited StatesFeminism and literatureUnited StatesWomenUnited StatesHumorHistoryElectronic books.American wit and humorWomen authorsHistory and criticism.Women and literatureFeminism and literatureWomenHumorHistory.817/.009/9287Nash-Cummings Nancy953271MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458160403321A very serious thing2155011UNINA