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Humor and irony in nineteenth-century German women's writing : studies in prose fiction, 1840-1900 / Helen Chambers.
Author
Chambers, Helen, 1947-
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Language
English
Published/Created
Rochester, N.Y. : Camden House, 2007.
Description
222 pages ; 24 cm
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PT167 .C53 2007
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Subject(s)
German literature
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Women authors
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History and criticism
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German fiction
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19th century
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History and criticism
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Humor in literature
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Irony in literature
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Series
Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture
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Studies in German literature, linguistics and culture
Summary note
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-Hulshoff, Ida Hahn-Hahn, Ottilie Wildermuth, Helene Bohlau, 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-213) and index.
Contents
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.
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ISBN
9781571133045 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
1571133046 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2007000258
OCLC
77574090
International Article Number
9781571133045
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