The Jealous Potter (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226474823)

As L騅i-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騅i-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駭馘icte Chorier."--Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty, New York Times Book Review

Author: Claude L騅i-Strauss
ISBN-10: 0226474828
ISBN-13: 9780226474823
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/1996
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.49w x 0.71d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 02/02/1997 pg. 28