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The signifying monkey : a theory of African American literary criticism /
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 re...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Edición: | Twenty-fifth-anniversary edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxiii, 318 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199874514 0199874514 9780195136470 0195136470 |