The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of Afro-American Literary Criticism
- ISBN-10
- 0195034635
- ISBN-13
- 9780195034639
- Series
- The Signifying Monkey
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 290
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- New York : Oxford University Press
- Author
- Henry Louis Gates
Description
Explores the relationship between African and Afro-American vernacular traditions and Black literature
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