The Trickster Figure in American Literature

This book analyzes and offers fresh insights into the trickster tradition including African American, American Indian, Euro-American, Asian American, and Latino/a stories, Morgan examines the oral roots of each racial/ethnic group to reveal how each group

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THE TRICKSTER FIGURE IN AMERICAN LITERATURE

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Barbara Babcock-Abrahams, “ ‘A Tolerated Margin of Mess’: The Trickster and His Tales Reconsidered,” Journal of the Folklore Institute 11 (1974): 159–160. Reprinted by permission of Indiana University Press. First published in 2013 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States— a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–34471–7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Morgan, Winifred, 1938– The trickster figure in American literature / by Winifred Morgan. pages cm Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978–1–137–34471–7 (alk. paper) 1. American literature—History and literature. 2. National characteristics, American, in literature. 3. Tricksters in literature. 4. Self-knowledge in literature. I. Title. PS169.N35M67 2013 810.9⬘355—dc23

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