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...

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Publicado en:Selected Proceedings of the First International Conference on Hispanic Humor pp. 14 - 20
Autor principal: Boretz, Elizabeth
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Publicado: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 1999
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