Her Weapon of Choice: A Sharp-Tongued Wit.
A chapter from the book "Selected Proceedings of the First International Conference on Hispanic Humor" is presented. It looks at the reversal of power in Spanish oral tradition which is achieved by lyrical put-down of men by women. The author examines the influence of ludic festival songs on a Spani...
| Publicado en: | Selected Proceedings of the First International Conference on Hispanic Humor pp. 14 - 20 |
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Digitalia Publishing Corp.
1999
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| Sumario: | A chapter from the book "Selected Proceedings of the First International Conference on Hispanic Humor" is presented. It looks at the reversal of power in Spanish oral tradition which is achieved by lyrical put-down of men by women. The author examines the influence of ludic festival songs on a Spanish springtime girls' street game called Maia. She discovers how a song can be used as an empowering tool by the little girls who play the game to deride the powerful. |
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