Humor and Irony in Nineteenth-Century German Women's Writing: Studies in Prose Fiction, 1840-1900
(Part of the Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Series)
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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,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1571133046
ISBN13:9781571133045
Release Date:June 2007
Publisher:Camden House (NY)
Length:232 Pages
Weight:1.04 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"
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