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The Poems of Phillis Wheatley: With Letters and a Memoir
Ellen Hatch Brewster
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Born in Africa in 1753, Phillis Wheatley was kidnapped at the age of 7 and sold into slavery. At 19, she became the first black American poet to publish a book, on which this volume is based. Wheatley's elegies and odes offer fascinating glimpses into the origins of African-American literary traditions.
Born in Africa in 1753, Phillis Wheatley was kidnapped at the age of 7 and sold into slavery. At 19, she became the first black American poet to publish a book, on which this volume is based. Wheatley's elegies and odes offer fascinating glimpses into the origins of African-American literary traditions.
Product Details
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
128g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780486475936
SKU
V9780486475936
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Ref
99-40
About Ellen Hatch Brewster
The first published African-American poet, Phillis Wheatley (1753-84) was born in West Africa, captured, and sold as a slave to the Wheatley family of Boston. Educated alongside her master's children, Wheatley achieved international renown with her initial poems but slipped into obscurity shortly afterward and died in poverty.
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