First published in 1992, the twenty-one original essays in this volume explore the way women have used humor to break down cultural stereotypes between the gend

First published in 1988, the 19 original essays (and three "Sylvia" cartoons) included in this volume deal with the gender-specific nature of comedy. This pione

Like sex, Eileen Gillooly argues, humor has long been viewed as a repressed feature of nineteenth-century femininity. However, in the works of writers such as J

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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