As L???vi-Strauss freely explores the mythologies of the Americas, with occasional incursions into European and Japanese folklore, tales of sloths and squirrels interweave with discussions of Freud, Saussure, "signification," and plays by Sophocles and Labiche. L???vi-Strauss critiques psychoanalytic interpretation and defends the interpretive powers of structuralism. "Electrifying. . . . A brilliant demonstration of structural analysis in action. . . . Can be read with pleasure and profit by anyone interested in that ...
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As L???vi-Strauss freely explores the mythologies of the Americas, with occasional incursions into European and Japanese folklore, tales of sloths and squirrels interweave with discussions of Freud, Saussure, "signification," and plays by Sophocles and Labiche. L???vi-Strauss critiques psychoanalytic interpretation and defends the interpretive powers of structuralism. "Electrifying. . . . A brilliant demonstration of structural analysis in action. . . . Can be read with pleasure and profit by anyone interested in that aspect of self-discovery that comes through knowledge of the universal and timeless myths that live on in all of us."--Jonathan Sharp, San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle "A characteristic tour de force. . . . One remains awed by him."--Colin Thubron, Sunday Times "With all its epistemological depth, the book reads at times like a Simenon or a Lewis Carroll, fusing concise methodology with mastery of style."--Bernadette Bucher, American Ethnologist "[An] engagingly provocative exploration of mythology in the Americas. . . . Always a good read."-- Choice "A playful, highly entertaining book, fluently and elegantly translated by B???n???dicte Chorier."--Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty, New York Times Book Review
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Good in good dust jacket. Light wear to edges of DJ. Bumping to boards. No apparent marks throughout this book. Tracking available on most domestic orders.
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Good in Very Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Hardcover in jacket. Some minor staining to top edge as well as front endpaper. Book plate has been removed from inside cover with some loss to paste on endpaper. Some sparse ink markings throughout text. Jacket is lightly handled and bumped. Otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. Neat and sound.
