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The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of Afro-American Literary Criticism is a work of literary criticism and theory by the American scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. first published in 1988.
- Henry Louis Gates
- 1988
23 de jul. de 2014 · Signifying Monkey describes important themes throughout black literature. These themes are all a result of the practice of signifying within black culture. This book also shows how signifying came from Africa through the middle passage of slavery into the literary writing of the black community.
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- Henry Louis Gates
- $19.95
- Oxford University Press
The signifying monkey is a character of African-American folklore that derives from the trickster figure of Yoruba mythology, Esu Elegbara. This character was transported with Africans to the Americas under the names of Exu, Echu-Elegua, Papa Legba, and Papa Le Bas.
24 de jun. de 2014 · Hailed in The New York Times Book Review as "eclectic, exciting, convincing, provocative" and in The Washington Post Book World as "brilliantly original," Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s The Signifying...
The Signifying Monkey. : Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s original, groundbreaking study explores the relationship between the African and African-American vernacular traditions and black literature,...
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Dive deep into Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s The Signifying Monkey with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion.
5 de sept. de 2023 · Complete summary of Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s The Signifying Monkey. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of The Signifying Monkey.
