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The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism
The Signifying Monkey A Theory of AfricanAmerican Literary Criticism
Author: Henry Louis Gates
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s 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. Examining the ancient poetry and myths found in African, Latin A...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195060751
ISBN-10: 019506075X
Publication Date: 12/14/1989
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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