Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth and Art by Lewis Hyde

Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth and Art

Lewis Hyde

417 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction art history philosophy challenging informative slow-paced

Description

In Trickster Makes This World, Lewis Hyde brings to life the playful and disruptive side of human imagination as it is embodied in trickster mythology. He first visits the old stories--Hermes in Greece, Eshu in West Africa, Krishna in India, Coyot...

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Moods

informative 63%
reflective 63%
adventurous 27%
challenging 27%
mysterious 27%
funny 18%
inspiring 18%

Pace

slow 45%
medium 45%
fast 9%

Average rating

4.11

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