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    Phillis Wheatley: Precursor of American Abolitionism - Short biography.; Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) - Information page on the author on the PAL: wheatley, phillis Perspectives wheatley, phillis in American Literature: A Research and wheatley, phillis Reference Guide wheatley, phillis website. Women's History: Slave Poet of Colonial America - Includes a biography, assessments of her literary ...
  2. poetryfoundation.org

    Although she was an enslaved person, Phillis Wheatley Peters was one of the best-known poets in pre-19th century America. Educated and enslaved in the household of prominent Boston commercialist John Wheatley, lionized in New England and England, with presses in both places publishing her poems, and paraded before the new republic's political leadership and the old empire's aristocracy ...
  3. kidskonnect.com

    Jan 15, 2025Phillis Wheatley Peters (c. 1753-1784) was the first African-American to publish a book of poetry, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, in 1773.Born in West Africa and brought to America as an enslaved child, she was supported by the Wheatley family in Boston, who encouraged her education. Although she gained fame and freedom, Wheatley faced personal struggles, losing her children ...
  4. courses.lumenlearning.com

    Introduction: Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753-1784) Born in Africa (probably in Senegal or Gambia), Phillis Wheatley was enslaved at the age of seven or eight when she was bought by John Wheatley (1703-1778) of Boston to serve as his wife Susannah's companion.
  5. societyofearlyamericanists.org

    The Work of Phillis Wheatley and An Early African American Literary Tradition Literary scholars typically locate the origins of African American literature in the mid-18th century when those of African descent emerged as writing subjects in British North America. Between 1745 and 1775, we can pinpoint several literary 'firsts.'
  6. library.fiveable.me

    Jul 22, 2024Phillis Wheatley: Phillis Wheatley was the first published African American poet in the United States, known for her groundbreaking contributions to American literature in the 18th century. Her work embodies Enlightenment ideals, reflects the emergence of a national literary identity, and serves as a significant example of early African ...
  7. pgcc.libguides.com

    In Phillis Wheatley, Vincent Carretta offers the first full-length biography of a figure whose origins and later life have remained shadowy despite her iconic status. A scholar with extensive knowledge of transatlantic literature and history, Carretta uncovers new details about Wheatley's origins, her upbringing, and how she gained freedom.
  8. After studying English and classical literature, geography, the Bible, and Latin, Phillis published her first poem in 1767 at the age of 14, winning much public attention and considerable fame. When Boston publishers who doubted its authenticity rejected an initial collection of her poetry, Wheatley sailed to London in 1773 and found a ...
  9. oxfordbibliographies.com

    Jan 7, 2025General Overviews. Bynum, et al. 2022 curates the most current, concise, and field-transforming introduction to Wheatley studies, as well as why and how to teach her. Gates and McKay 1996-1997 provides a succinct introduction to Wheatley's importance to African American literature and the institutional contexts in which her work is studied. Alice Walker's revered essay remains essential ...
  10. digital.library.sc.edu

    Phillis Wheatley's (1753-1784) Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (London, 1773) is the first book published by an African-American author, and the frontispiece portrait of Wheatley is the only surviving work by the African-American slave artist Scipio Moorhead (born ca. 1750). The Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections is home to a first edition of the work ...
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