The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African American Literary Criticism, Paperback - Henry Louis Gates Jr

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An exploration of the cultural legacy left by African slaves in the Caribbean and Latin AmericaPublisher: New York University PressAuthor(s): Henry...

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Publisher: Penguin AdultAuthor(s): Henry Louis GatesIllustration(s): 35 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensi...

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Includes George Puttenham's "Art of English Poesy", Samuel Daniel's "Defense of Rhyme", and passages by writers such as Ben Jonson, Francis Bacon a...

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DescriptionIn the context of the ongoing crisis in literary criticism, The Social Imperative reminds us that while literature will never by itself ...

This volume covers a variety of authors and topics related to the New Criticism school of the 1920s-1950s in America. Contributors trace the histor...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Pelagia (University of Oxford, UK) GoulimariNumber of pages: 378Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 232 x 1...

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Beginning with more accessible critical approaches and gradually introducing more challenging critical perspectives, this title provides extensive ...

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