Trickster lives : culture and myth in American fiction / edited by Jeanne Campbell Reesman.
| Other author | Reesman, Jeanne Campbell. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2001. |
| Description | xxxi, 222 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Native American tricksters: literary figuras of community transformers / William G. Doty -- Kamapua'a: a Hawaiian trickster / Nancy Alpert Mower -- Brer Rabbit and his Cherokee cousin: moving beyond appropriation / Sandra K. Baringer -- Deadpan trickster: the American humor of Huckleberry Finn / Sacvan Bercovitch -- The trickster God in Roughing it / Lawrence I. Berkove -- John, Brer Rabbit, and Babo: the trickster and cultural power in Melville an Joel Chandler Harris / R. Bruce Bickley, Jr. -- Tricksters and Shamans in Jack London's short stories / Gail Jones -- Daring the free fall: Sula as Lilith / Debbie López -- The trickster metaphysics of Thylias Moss / Jay Winston -- "Stop making sense": trickster variations in the fiction of Louise Erdrich / Claudia Gutwirth -- Turning tricks: trafficking in the figure of the Latino / María De Guzmán -- Where are the women tricksters? / Lewis Hyde -- Constitutional allegory and affirmative action babies: Stephen Carter's talk of "dissent" / Houston A. Baker Jr. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-212) and index. |
| LCCN | 00030228 |
| ISBN | 0820322776 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0820322148 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | PS374.T7 T75 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |