A very serious thing : women's humor and American culture /
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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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
1988.
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Series: | American culture (Minneapolis, Minn.) ;
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of 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.