There are some black & white pictures and charts. Literary Criticism (1988), which won the American Book Award in 1989. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Book has a Preface, Contents which are divided into two parts, Notes and an Index. Oatess scholarly publications include The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of Afro-American. The signifying monkey : a theory of Afro-American literary criticism. Perhaps, now, logically the question arises as to the relationship between the monkey and the languages of Africa.
Content Description: According to the back of the book, 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.Įxamining the ancient poetry and myths found in African, Latin American, and Caribbean culture, and particularly the Yoruba trickster figure of Esu-Elegbara and the Signifying Monkey whose myths help articulate the black tradition's theory of its literature, Gates uncovers a unique system of interpretation and a powerful vernacular tradition that black slaves brought with them to the New World.īook was published in1989 and is a paperbackĬondition Description: Book is in good condition with no underlining, highlighting, or writing in margins.
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