The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African-American Literary CriticismOxford University Press, 1989 M12 14 - 320 páginas The Signifying Monkey is the first book of literary criticism to trace the roots of contemporary Black literature to Afro-American folklore and to the traditions of African languages. As the author examines the ancient poetry of the Ifa Oracle (found in Nigeria, Benin, Brazil, Cuba, and Haiti), he uncovers the origins of a sacred system of divination, brought to America by black slaves who felt it to be the very "heart-beat" of their souls. Gates demonstrates how a heroic and popular character called the Signifying Monkey emerged from this divination and came to pervade Afro-American culture. In providing masterful readings of literary works by Alice Walker, Zora Neale Hurston, Ralph Ellison, Jean Toomer, Richard Wright, and Ishmael Reed--and in defining how the works of these authors "signify upon" each other--the author delivers a powerful and ground-breaking work of critical theory. Many previously unpublished tales about the Monkey, as well as those already published, are collected in a detailed appendix. |
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A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism Henry Louis Gates Jr. THE SIGNIFYING MONKEY A Theory of African - American Literary Criticism Henry Louis Gates , Jr. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS New York Oxford OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Oxford ...
A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism Henry Louis Gates Jr. THE SIGNIFYING MONKEY A Theory of African - American Literary Criticism Henry Louis Gates , Jr. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS New York Oxford OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Oxford ...
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... criticism . Ellison's critical practice and Reed's revisionary techniques of parody and pastiche generated the ideas that I develop in this book . Needless to say , neither Ellison nor Reed is in any way responsible for the extended ...
... criticism . Ellison's critical practice and Reed's revisionary techniques of parody and pastiche generated the ideas that I develop in this book . Needless to say , neither Ellison nor Reed is in any way responsible for the extended ...
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A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism Henry Louis Gates Jr. shape this book and complete it . To be privileged to receive such generous criticism while a book exists as but vaguely defined intuitions — that is the true benefit ...
A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism Henry Louis Gates Jr. shape this book and complete it . To be privileged to receive such generous criticism while a book exists as but vaguely defined intuitions — that is the true benefit ...
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... criticism undertaken in the thirties by Sterling A. Brown and Zora Neale Hurston , two of the truly great minds of " the race . " Brown's and Hurston's reverence for the black vernacular and their use of it as the touch- stone for ...
... criticism undertaken in the thirties by Sterling A. Brown and Zora Neale Hurston , two of the truly great minds of " the race . " Brown's and Hurston's reverence for the black vernacular and their use of it as the touch- stone for ...
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A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism Henry Louis Gates Jr. to suggest an end point of ten years ' experimentation with contemporary criticism and its uses in analyzing black literature . Using that chapter as a blueprint , I ...
A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism Henry Louis Gates Jr. to suggest an end point of ten years ' experimentation with contemporary criticism and its uses in analyzing black literature . Using that chapter as a blueprint , I ...
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The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism Henry Louis Gates Vista previa limitada - 1989 |
The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism Henry Louis Gates, Jr Vista previa limitada - 2014 |
The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African American Literary Criticism Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Vista previa limitada - 2014 |
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