The Trials of Phillis Wheatley: America's First Black Poet and Her Encounters with the Founding Fathers

The Trials of Phillis Wheatley: America's First Black Poet and Her Encounters with the Founding Fathers

by Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Author)

Synopsis

The slave Phillis Wheatley literally wrote her way to freedom when, in 1773, she became the first person of African descent to publish a book of poems in the English language. This title examines how Wheatley has survived the judgment of past and contemporary critics.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 143
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Civitas Books
Published: 04 Feb 2010

ISBN 10: 0465018505
ISBN 13: 9780465018505