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  2. The Worm Against the Word: The Hermeneutical Challenge in Hurston's "Jonah's Gourd Vine"
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Abstract

Examines the novel "Jonah's Gourd Vine," by Zora Neale Hurston, which became a kind of sermon that explains and expands the scriptural citation. Nature and theme of the novel; Interpretation of signs and symbols used in the novel; Hermaneutical issues associated with the novel.
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.2307/2901188
Publication Date
2000-04-01
Publication Title
African American Review
Volume
34
Issue
1
First Page
119
Last Page
133
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Community
Department of English
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Ciuba, G. (2000). The Worm Against the Word: The Hermeneutical Challenge in Hurston’s "Jonah’s Gourd Vine" (1–). African American Review. https://doi.org/10.2307/2901188
Ciuba, Gary. 2000. “The Worm Against the Word: The Hermeneutical Challenge in Hurston’s ‘Jonah’s Gourd Vine’”. African American Review. https://doi.org/10.2307/2901188.
Ciuba, Gary. The Worm Against the Word: The Hermeneutical Challenge in Hurston’s "Jonah’s Gourd Vine". African American Review, 1 Apr. 2000, https://doi.org/10.2307/2901188.