Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
African-American folklore character
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Signifyin'_Monkey
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
trickster
signifyin' |
| gptkbp:featuredIn |
toasts
African-American folktales |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Signifying Monkey
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| gptkbp:influenced |
African-American literature
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
West African cuisine
Yoruba trickster tales |
| gptkbp:origin |
African-American oral tradition
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| 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.)
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| gptkbp:symbolizes |
wit
subversive intelligence verbal dexterity |
| gptkbp:theme |
social commentary
trickery signification |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Signifying_Monkey_tales
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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