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Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) was an African American poet. Born in West Africa, she was stolen into slavery as a young girl and purchased by the Wheatley family of Boston. Raised t...mehr sehenPhillis Wheatley (1753-1784) was an African American poet. Born in West Africa, she was stolen into slavery as a young girl and purchased by the Wheatley family of Boston. Raised to work as a servant for Susanna Wheatley, she was tutored by the Wheatley children in reading and writing, learning Greek and Latin by the age of twelve and writing her first poem at fourteen. Recognizing her talent, the Wheatley family sought publication for her work, eventually moving Phillis to London at the age of twenty in search of wealthy patrons. In 1773, her Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral became the first book of poetry ever published by an African American author, earning her worldwide fame and the acclaim of such figures as George Washington, Jupiter Hammon, Voltaire, and John Paul Jones. That same year, she was emancipated by the Wheatleys, and in 1778 she married a free black businessman named John Peters. Her final years were plagued with illness, debt, and manual labor; her death at the age of thirty-one cut short the improbable life of a true pioneer of American literature.weniger sehen
Bücher von Phillis Wheatley
Women of Color Pray: Voices of Strength, Faith, Healing, Hope and Courage Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen3/5The Poems of Phillis Wheatley: With Letters and a Memoir Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen3/5Being Brought from Africa to America - The Best of Phillis Wheatley Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 BewertungenPoems on various subjects, religious and moral Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen3/5The Poems of Phillis Wheatley Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 BewertungenMemoir & Poems of Phillis Wheatley: A Native African and a Slave Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 BewertungenThe Poems of Phillis Wheatley Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen4/5Poems on various subjects, religious and moral Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 BewertungenPoems on various subjects, religious and moral Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 Bewertungen
Hörbücher von Phillis Wheatley
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (Unabridged) Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 BewertungenPoems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen4/5Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen4/5Complete Writings. Poems and Letters Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 Bewertungen