Trickster and Hero: Two Characters in the Oral and Written Traditions of the World

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ISBN: 9780299290740
Dewey: 809.93352
LCC Number: GR524
Author: Harold Scheub
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Pages: 223
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Description

The trickster and the hero, found in so many of the world’s oral traditions, are seemingly opposed but often united in one character. Trickster and Hero provides a comparative look at a rich array of world oral traditions, folktales, mythologies, and literatures-from The Odyssey, The Epic of Gilgamesh, and Beowulf to Native American and African tales. Award-winning folklorist Harold Scheub explores the Trickster moment, the moment in the story when the tale, the teller, and the listener are transformed: we are both man and woman, god and human, hero and villain.

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Weight 0.7 lbs
Dimensions 9 × 6.1 × 0.9 in
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