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Lewis Hyde: The Trickster in Myth and Art Recorded March 25, 2001
G U E S T S:
 Lewis Hyde  Throughout history, mythologists and artists have presented the trickster as the one who helps us see the world afresh. Lewis Hyde explains the relationship between creativity and mischief. Robert Bly has called Hyde, "the most subtle, thorough, and brilliant mythologist we now have." If you think you understand the way the world works, perhaps you're due for a visit from the trickster. Buy Lewis Hyde's book Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art and support Grace Online.
Lewis Hyde is the author of Trickster Makes This World,
an exhaustive exploration of the "trickster" character who appears in
the myths and traditional stories of many cultures. His earlier work
includes The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property,
widely regarded as a ground-breaking exploration of the role of the
artist in a materialistic society. Prior to joining the faculty of Kenyon
College in 1989, Hyde taught creative writing at Harvard for six years.
His poetry and essays have appeared in numerous journals, and he has
also edited a volume of criticism in response to Allen Ginsberg's poetry.
A MacArthur Fellow in 1991, Hyde is a leading expert on the arts and
culture.
The Creative Spirit in Music
Mystics Speak The Same Language
The Myth of the Goddess |
