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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. 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.'
  5. phillis-wheatley.org

    She provided inspiration to other African American slaves such a Jupiter Hammon who in 1778 wrote "An Address to Miss Phillis Wheatley". Her influence as an African American writer goes beyond literature and starts by proving that, if given the opportunity, African slaves had the same intellectual capacity and creativity as Europeans.
  6. nyswritersinstitute.org

    Nov 14, 2024Wendy Roberts, UAlbany English professor and scholar of Early American Literature, received wide attention in 2023 for rediscovering the earliest known full-length elegy by Phillis Wheatley, "On the Death of Love Rotch," dated 1767, in a Quaker commonplace book at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania while conducting research into Wheatley's life and legacy.
  7. smithsonianmag.com

    Sep 29, 2023"Phillis Wheatley is a monumental figure not just in terms of literature, but also in terms of culture," Barbara McCaskill, a literary scholar at the University of Georgia and co-director of ...
  8. 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 ...
  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. americanliterature.com

    The Phillis Wheatley Page at American Literature, featuring a biography and Free Library of the author's Novels, Stories, Poems, Letters, and Texts. ... Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) was the first African American female poet to be published. She was born in West Africa, sold into slavery and transported to Boston when she was 7 or 8, purchased ...
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