Gates, Henry Louis. <br/><br/>
The signifying monkey :  a theory of African-American literary criticism / 
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 
 - Rev. ed. 
 - New York ;  Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2011. 
 - 336 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Previous ed.: 1988. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780195136470 (pbk.) :  £11.99 0195136470 (pbk.) :  £11.99 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American literature--African American authors--History and criticism--Theory, etc.<br/>African Americans--Intellectual life.<br/>African Americans in literature.<br/>Criticism--United States.<br/>Oral tradition--United States.<br/>Mythology, African, in literature.<br/>African Americans--Folklore.<br/>American literature--African influences.<br/>Literature.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>810.9'896073