Trickster Lives

Trickster Lives
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Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 0820322776
ISBN-13 : 9780820322773
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Trickster Lives by : Jeanne Campbell Reesman

Download or read book Trickster Lives written by Jeanne Campbell Reesman and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At once criminal and savior, clown and creator, antagonist and mediator, the character of trickster has made frequent appearances in works by writers the world over. Usually a figure both culturally specific and transcendent, trickster leads the way to the unconscious, the concealed, and the seemingly unattainable. This book offers thirteen interpretations of trickster in American writing, including essays on works by African America, Native America, Pacific Rim, and Latino writers, as well as an examination of trickster politics. This collection conveys the trickster's imprint on the modern world.


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