The signifying monkey : a theory of African-American literary criticism / Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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TextPublication details: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Edition: Rev. edDescription: 336 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780195136470 (pbk.) :; 0195136470 (pbk.) :Subject(s): American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc | African Americans -- Intellectual life | African Americans in literature | Criticism -- United States | Oral tradition -- United States | Mythology, African, in literature | African Americans -- Folklore | American literature -- African influences | LiteratureDDC classification: 810.9'896073 Summary: Henry Louis Gates' original, groundbreaking study explores the relationship between the African and African-American vernacular traditions and black literature, elaborating a new critical approach located within this tradition that allows the black voice to speak for itself.
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Previous ed.: 1988.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Henry Louis Gates' original, groundbreaking study explores the relationship between the African and African-American vernacular traditions and black literature, elaborating a new critical approach located within this tradition that allows the black voice to speak for itself.
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