[Review of] Elizabeth Ammons and Annette White-Parks, eds. Tricksterism in Turn-of-the-Century American Literature: A Multicultural Perspective

Authors

Elizabeth McNeil

Orginal Publication Date

1995

Journal Title

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Volume

15

Issue

ess/vol15/iss1

First Page

29

Last Page

30

Abstract

Opening the volume is a brief introduction by Elizabeth Ammons in which she discusses the major premise around which this book is organized -- namely, that “tricksterism” is a phenomenon in turn-of-the-century literature that, through tricks in authorship and narrative intention, disrupts the “master narrative” of the dominant racist Anglo culture. The articles concern works from a range of cultural backgrounds: Chinese American, Mexican American, Native American, European American, and African American. Each article includes endnotes and a list of works cited. The volume also offers contributors’ notes and an index.

Rights

Copyright, ​©EES, The National Association for Ethnic Studies, 1995