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Myth performance in the African diasporas : ritual, theatre, and dance / / Benita Brown, Dannabang Kuwabong, and Christopher Olsen
| Myth performance in the African diasporas : ritual, theatre, and dance / / Benita Brown, Dannabang Kuwabong, and Christopher Olsen |
| Autore | Brown Benita |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
| Disciplina | 812.0080896 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KuwabongDannabang <1955->
OlsenChristopher <1952-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Drama - Black authors - History and criticism
Mythology, African, in literature English literature - African influences Dance, Black - History and criticism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8108-9280-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Re-visionary History as Myth Performance; 2 The Òrìsạ̀ Paradigm; 3 Performative Body Language in Suzan-Lori Parks's Venus and Lynn Nottage's Ruined; 4 The Codification of Soul in African-Derived Dance Culture; 5 Of Rebels, Tricksters, and Supernatural Beings; 6 Of Princesses and Queens; Conclusion; Index; About the Authors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453448703321 |
Brown Benita
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| Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The signifying monkey [[electronic resource] ] : a theory of Afro-American literary criticism / / Henry Louis Gates, Jr
| The signifying monkey [[electronic resource] ] : a theory of Afro-American literary criticism / / Henry Louis Gates, Jr |
| Autore | Gates Henry Louis |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, c1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 pages) |
| Disciplina | 810/.9/896073 |
| Soggetto topico |
American literature - African American authors - History and criticism - Theory, etc
African Americans - Intellectual life African Americans in literature Criticism - United States Oral tradition - United States Mythology, African, in literature African Americans American literature - African influences |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-09780-X
9786613097804 0-19-972275-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | PART ONE: A Theory of the Tradition; 1. A Myth of Origins: Esu-Elegbara and the Signifying Monkey; 2. The Signifying Monkey and the Language of Signifyin(g): Rhetorical Difference and the Orders of Meaning; 3. Figures of Signification; PART TWO: Reading the Tradition; 4. The Trope of the Talking Book; 5. Zora Neale Hurston and the Speakerly Text; 6. On "The Blackness of Blackness": Ishmael Reed and a Critique of the Sign; 7. Color Me Zora: Alice Walker's (Re) Writing of the Speakerly Text. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459699703321 |
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Gates Henry Louis
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, c1988 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The signifying monkey [[electronic resource] ] : a theory of Afro-American literary criticism / / Henry Louis Gates, Jr
| The signifying monkey [[electronic resource] ] : a theory of Afro-American literary criticism / / Henry Louis Gates, Jr |
| Autore | Gates Henry Louis |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, c1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 pages) |
| Disciplina | 810/.9/896073 |
| Soggetto topico |
American literature - African American authors - History and criticism - Theory, etc
African Americans - Intellectual life African Americans in literature Criticism - United States Oral tradition - United States Mythology, African, in literature African Americans American literature - African influences |
| ISBN |
1-283-09780-X
9786613097804 0-19-972275-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | PART ONE: A Theory of the Tradition; 1. A Myth of Origins: Esu-Elegbara and the Signifying Monkey; 2. The Signifying Monkey and the Language of Signifyin(g): Rhetorical Difference and the Orders of Meaning; 3. Figures of Signification; PART TWO: Reading the Tradition; 4. The Trope of the Talking Book; 5. Zora Neale Hurston and the Speakerly Text; 6. On "The Blackness of Blackness": Ishmael Reed and a Critique of the Sign; 7. Color Me Zora: Alice Walker's (Re) Writing of the Speakerly Text. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789868703321 |
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Gates Henry Louis
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, c1988 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The signifying monkey : a theory of Afro-American literary criticism / / Henry Louis Gates, Jr
| The signifying monkey : a theory of Afro-American literary criticism / / Henry Louis Gates, Jr |
| Autore | Gates Henry Louis |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, c1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 pages) |
| Disciplina | 810/.9/896073 |
| Soggetto topico |
American literature - African American authors - History and criticism - Theory, etc
African Americans - Intellectual life African Americans in literature Criticism - United States Oral tradition - United States Mythology, African, in literature African Americans American literature - African influences |
| ISBN |
1-283-09780-X
9786613097804 0-19-972275-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | PART ONE: A Theory of the Tradition; 1. A Myth of Origins: Esu-Elegbara and the Signifying Monkey; 2. The Signifying Monkey and the Language of Signifyin(g): Rhetorical Difference and the Orders of Meaning; 3. Figures of Signification; PART TWO: Reading the Tradition; 4. The Trope of the Talking Book; 5. Zora Neale Hurston and the Speakerly Text; 6. On "The Blackness of Blackness": Ishmael Reed and a Critique of the Sign; 7. Color Me Zora: Alice Walker's (Re) Writing of the Speakerly Text. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910956886103321 |
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Gates Henry Louis
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, c1988 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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