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Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art
by Lewis Hyde
from North Point Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• A captivating and informative work.
  This is one of the most interesting books I've read in awhile (and I read a lot.)

• Original mythological interpretation
  Intelligent, widescoped and worthwhile. High academic quality in basic language. The connection of trickster's paradigmatic qualities and capabilities to the spirit of certain modern artisits is an important & original idea! Highly recommended. (Theater directress and lecturer.)

• The Trickster's crucial role
  The Trickster is a mythological or archetypal character found in stories throughout the world. The best known in Western myth are Hermes and Loki. In this fascinating study, Lewis Hyde gives equal time to the Native American Coyote, the Chinese Monkey King and India's Krishna. At first glance, these characters are merely pranksters; humorous, sometimes annoying and occasionally dangerous ne'er do wells who disrupt the normal flow of things. As the title of this book suggests, Hyde believes tricksters are... more info

• Masterful non-fiction writing
  A brilliantly written, funny and moving book--filled with substantial scholarship and honest about its own stakes.

  To tell you the truth, I was moved to write this review by the two reviews below, both of which fall pretty wide of the mark. First, this is an amazingly well-written book, and that goes for both Hyde's prose style and his winding structure. His reflections of his own project do not upstage the subject matter but rather deepen and situate it in "time-haunted history." I wonder why anyone... more info

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