Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Annette von Droste-Hülshoff and Ida Hahn-Hahn: Overcoming Seriousness?
- 2 Ottilie Wildermuth and Helene Böhlau: Harmless Humor or Subtle Psychology?
- 3 Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach: Satire, Physical Comedy, Irony, and Deeper Meaning
- 4 Ada Christen and Clara Viebig: Laughter and Pain in the World of Work
- 5 Isolde Kurz and Ricarda Huch: The Humor of Skeptical Idealism
- Conclusion
- Works Cited
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Annette von Droste-Hülshoff and Ida Hahn-Hahn: Overcoming Seriousness?
- 2 Ottilie Wildermuth and Helene Böhlau: Harmless Humor or Subtle Psychology?
- 3 Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach: Satire, Physical Comedy, Irony, and Deeper Meaning
- 4 Ada Christen and Clara Viebig: Laughter and Pain in the World of Work
- 5 Isolde Kurz and Ricarda Huch: The Humor of Skeptical Idealism
- Conclusion
- Works Cited
- Index
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- Humor and Irony in Nineteenth-Century German Women's WritingStudies in Prose Fiction, 1840–1900, pp. vii - viiiPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2007