LEADER 03958nam 22006372 450 001 9911008974103321 005 20151002020706.0 010 $a1-57113-691-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9781571136916 035 $a(CKB)2550000000000931 035 $a(OCoLC)647871644 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10363706 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000459513 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11283252 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000459513 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10461389 035 $a(PQKB)11088779 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781571136916 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3003662 035 $a(DE-B1597)675385 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781571136916 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000000931 100 $a20120822d2007|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHumor and irony in nineteenth-century German women's writing $estudies in prose fiction, 1840-1900 /$fHelen Chambers 210 1$aSuffolk :$cBoydell & Brewer,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (222 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aStudies in German literature, linguistics and culture 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). 311 08$a1-57113-304-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [203]-213) and index. 327 $aAnnette von Droste-Hu?lshoff and Ida Hahn-Hahn: overcoming seriousness? -- Ottilie Wildermuth and Helene Bo?hlau: 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. 330 $aNineteenth-century German literature is seldom seen as rich in humor and irony, and women's writing from that period is perhaps even less likely to be seen as possessing those qualities. Yet since comedy is bound to societal norms, and humor and irony are recognized weapons of the weak against authority, what this innovative study reveals should not be surprising: women writers found much to laugh at in a bourgeois age when social constraints, particularly on women, were tight. Helen Chambers analyzes prose fiction by leading female writers of the day who prominently employ humor and irony. Arguing that humor and irony involve cognitive and rational processes, she highlights the inadequacy of binary theories of gender that classify the female as emotional and the male as rational. Chambers focuses on nine women writers: Annette von Droste-Hu?lshoff, Ida Hahn-Hahn, Ottilie Wildermuth, Helene Bo?hlau, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Ada Christen, Clara Viebig, Isolde Kurz, and Ricarda Huch. She uncovers a rich seam of unsuspected or forgotten variety, identifies fresh avenues of approach, and suggests a range of works that merit a place on university reading lists and attention in scholarly studies. Helen Chambers is Professor of German at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK. 410 0$aStudies in German literature, linguistics, and culture (Unnumbered) 517 3 $aHumor & Irony in Nineteenth-Century German Women's Writing 606 $aGerman literature$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism 606 $aGerman fiction$y19th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aHumor in literature 606 $aIrony in literature 615 0$aGerman literature$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aGerman fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aHumor in literature. 615 0$aIrony in literature. 676 $a813/.54093216082 686 $aGL 1411$qBSZ$2rvk 700 $aChambers$b Helen$f1947-$01827045 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911008974103321 996 $aHumor and irony in nineteenth-century German women's writing$94395105 997 $aUNINA