Necessary madness the humor of domesticity in nineteenth-century American literature

This work offers an examination of the ways humour was used by major fiction writers in 19th-century America. It argues that humour served as an important tool to manage the ideology of domesticity so prevalent at the time, and shows how gender comes to bear upon comic techniques and sensibilities.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Camfield, Gregg (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press 1997.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b3182884x*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ONE: Humor in a Heartless Haven; TWO: Home in a Rage; THREE: Tending the Home Fires; FOUR: Home, Sweat Home; FIVE: Madness Runs in Families; SIX: Humorneutics; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.