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<p>The so-called “trickster” is a special and important archfigure in the mythological and fairy-tale images of each civilization and cultural circle. The trickster is a controversial and often (seemingly) contradictory character that belongs to the “culture of popular laughter” (Bakhtin) or picaresque mythology (Kerényi). The aim of this paper is to present a brief initial analysis of the selected characters on a trans-genre and trans-cultural sample of ancient texts.</p>
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The so-called “trickster” is a special and important archfigure in the mythological and fairy-tale images of each civilization and cultural circle. The trickster is a controversial and often (seemingly) contradictory character that belongs to the “culture of popular laughter” (Bakhtin) or picaresque mythology (Kerényi). The aim of this paper is to present a brief initial analysis of the selected characters on a trans-genre and trans-cultural sample of ancient texts.

Notes on the trickster as a literary character in archnarratives. A brief initial analysis

Oddelenie semiotických štúdií, Ústav literárnej a umeleckej komunikácie, Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre, Filozofická Fakulta

Ars Aeterna

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The so-called “trickster” is a special and important archfigure in the mythological and fairy-tale images of each civilization and cultural circle. The...

Notes on the trickster as a literary character in archnarratives. A brief initial analysis

Published Online: Jul 04, 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aa-2022-0003

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