Signifyin' Monkey

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf African-American folklore character
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Signifying_Monkey
gptkbp:appearsIn toasts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Signifyin' Monkey
gptkbp:influenced African-American literature
African-American music
gptkbp:inspiredBy songs by Oscar Brown Jr.
songs by Rudy Ray Moore
songs by others
gptkbp:origin African-American oral tradition
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Monkey_and_the_Lion_(story)
gptkb:Signifyin'
trickster
African-American humor
gptkbp:subjectOf The Signifying Monkey (book by Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
gptkbp:symbolizes cleverness
resistance to authority
gptkbp:theme wit
trickery
verbal play
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Signifying_Monkey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5