A very serious thing [[electronic resource] ] : women's humor and American culture / / Nancy A. Walker
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| Autore: |
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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| Pubblicazione: | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1988 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (245 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 817/.009/9287 |
| Soggetto topico: | American wit and humor - Women authors - History and criticism |
| Women and literature - United States | |
| Feminism and literature - United States | |
| Women - United States - Humor - History | |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliography and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A very serious thing |
| ISBN: | 0-8166-8291-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910820185103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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American culture (Minneapolis, Minn.)