Signifying Monkey

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf African-American folklore character
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Signifyin'_Monkey
gptkbp:associatedWith trickster
signifyin'
gptkbp:featuredIn toasts
African-American folktales
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Signifying Monkey
gptkbp:influenced African-American literature
gptkbp:influencedBy West African cuisine
Yoruba trickster tales
gptkbp:origin African-American oral tradition
gptkbp:performedBy comedians
blues musicians
African-American oral poets
gptkbp:referencedIn gptkb:Rudy_Ray_Moore
gptkb:Henry_Louis_Gates_Jr.
gptkb:Muddy_Waters
gptkb:Oscar_Brown_Jr.
gptkb:The_Last_Poets
blues music
hip hop
spoken word poetry
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Esu
gptkb:Anansi
gptkb:Br'er_Rabbit
gptkbp:subjectOf The Signifying Monkey (book by Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
gptkbp:symbolizes wit
subversive intelligence
verbal dexterity
gptkbp:theme social commentary
trickery
signification
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Signifying_Monkey_tales
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4