03958nam 22006372 450 991100897410332120151002020706.01-57113-691-610.1515/9781571136916(CKB)2550000000000931(OCoLC)647871644(CaPaEBR)ebrary10363706(SSID)ssj0000459513(PQKBManifestationID)11283252(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000459513(PQKBWorkID)10461389(PQKB)11088779(UkCbUP)CR9781571136916(MiAaPQ)EBC3003662(DE-B1597)675385(DE-B1597)9781571136916(EXLCZ)99255000000000093120120822d2007|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHumor and irony in nineteenth-century German women's writing studies in prose fiction, 1840-1900 /Helen ChambersSuffolk :Boydell & Brewer,2007.1 online resource (222 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Studies in German literature, linguistics and cultureTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).1-57113-304-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-213) and index.Annette von Droste-Hülshoff and Ida Hahn-Hahn: overcoming seriousness? -- Ottilie Wildermuth and Helene Böhlau: harmless humor or subtle psychology? -- Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach: satire, physical comedy, irony, and deeper meaning -- Ada Christen and Clara Viebig: laughter and pain in the world of work -- Isolde Kurz and Ricarda Huch: the humor of skeptical idealism.Nineteenth-century German literature is seldom seen as rich in humor and irony, and women's writing from that period is perhaps even less likely to be seen as possessing those qualities. Yet since comedy is bound to societal norms, and humor and irony are recognized weapons of the weak against authority, what this innovative study reveals should not be surprising: women writers found much to laugh at in a bourgeois age when social constraints, particularly on women, were tight. Helen Chambers analyzes prose fiction by leading female writers of the day who prominently employ humor and irony. Arguing that humor and irony involve cognitive and rational processes, she highlights the inadequacy of binary theories of gender that classify the female as emotional and the male as rational. Chambers focuses on nine women writers: Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, Ida Hahn-Hahn, Ottilie Wildermuth, Helene Böhlau, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Ada Christen, Clara Viebig, Isolde Kurz, and Ricarda Huch. She uncovers a rich seam of unsuspected or forgotten variety, identifies fresh avenues of approach, and suggests a range of works that merit a place on university reading lists and attention in scholarly studies. Helen Chambers is Professor of German at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK.Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture (Unnumbered)Humor & Irony in Nineteenth-Century German Women's WritingGerman literatureWomen authorsHistory and criticismGerman fiction19th centuryHistory and criticismHumor in literatureIrony in literatureGerman literatureWomen authorsHistory and criticism.German fictionHistory and criticism.Humor in literature.Irony in literature.813/.54093216082GL 1411BSZrvkChambers Helen1947-1827045UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9911008974103321Humor and irony in nineteenth-century German women's writing4395105UNINA