The signifying monkey

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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 Monkey is a groundbreaking work that illuminates the relationship between the African and African-American vernacular traditions and black literature. It elaborates 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 American, and Caribbean culture, Gates uncovers a unique system for in.

subjects: African American authors,  African Americans,  African Americans in literature,  African influences,  Afro-American authors,  Afro-Americans,  Afro-Americans in literature,  American literature,  Criticism,  Folklore,  History and criticism,  Intellectual life,  Intellectual life.,  Mythology, African, in literature,  Oral tradition,  Theory,  Noirs américains,  Littérature américaine,  Mythologie africaine dans la littérature,  Vida intelectual,  Auteurs noirs américains,  Noirs américains dans la littérature,  Vie intellectuelle,  Histoire et critique,  Théorie,  Influence africaine,  Tradition orale,  Afro americanos,  Critique,  Mythology,  American literature, african american authors, history and criticism,  African americans, intellectual life,  Mythology, african,  Mythology in literature,  African americans, folklore,  Criticism, united states

Places: United States