Barbara Babcock-Abrahams
Biographic Data
| ID | 411701 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Babcock-Abrahams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara |
| FAMILY NAME | Babcock-Abrahams |
| SIGNATURE | BABCOCK-ABRAHAMS B |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 68 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Tolerated Margin of Mess
This article reexamines trickster tales, arguing against a singular interpretation of the trickster figure. Babcock-Abrahams challenges the prevailing view of the trickster as a solely disruptive force, suggesting that tricksters also function within and maintain social boundaries. The "tolerated margin of mess" refers to the space within which trickster behavior is permitted, highlighting the cultural relativity of what constitutes acceptable de…
The Novel and the Carnival World
A Tolerated Margin of Mess
This article reexamines trickster tales, arguing against a singular interpretation of the trickster figure. Babcock-Abrahams challenges the prevailing view of the trickster as a solely disruptive force, suggesting that tricksters also function within and maintain social boundaries. The "tolerated margin of mess" refers to the space within which trickster behavior is permitted, highlighting the cultural relativity of what constitutes acceptable de…
The Novel and the Carnival World
The Novel and the Carnival World
A Tolerated Margin of Mess
This article reexamines trickster tales, arguing against a singular interpretation of the trickster figure. Babcock-Abrahams challenges the prevailing view of the trickster as a solely disruptive force, suggesting that tricksters also function within and maintain social boundaries. The "tolerated margin of mess" refers to the space within which trickster behavior is permitted, highlighting the cultural relativity of what constitutes acceptable de…
Art (2 works) · History (2 works) · American and British Literature Analysis (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (1 work) · History (1 work) · Literature (1 work) · Margin (machine learning (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work)