Trickster Lives - Culture and Myth in American Fiction (Hardcover)

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. As Margaret Atwood observed, trickster gods ""stand where the door swings open on its hinges and the horizon expands; they operate where things are joined together and, thus, can also fall apart."" A shaping force in American literature, trickster has appeared in such characters as Huckleberry Finn, Rinehart, Sula, and Nanapush. Usually a figure both culturally specific and transcendent, trickster leads the way to the unconscious, the concealed, and the seemingly unattainable. Trickster Lives offers thirteen new and challenging interpretations of trickster in American writing, including essays on works by African American, Native American, Pacific Rim, and Latino writers, as well as an examination of trickster politics. This innovative collection of work conveys the trickster's unmistakable imprint on the modern world.

General

Imprint:	University of Georgia Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2017
Contributors:	Jay Winston
Editors:	Jeanne Campbell Reesman
Contributors:	Lawrence I. Berkove • R. Bruce Bickley Jr. • Houston A. Baker Jr • William G. Doty • Nancy Alpert Mower • Sandra K. Baringer • Sacvan Bercovitch • Gail Jones
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-8203-5267-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Literary reference works Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8203-5267-5
Barcode:	9780820352671

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