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Poems On Various Subjects Religious And Moral
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Author : Phillis Wheatley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887
Poems On Various Subjects Religious And Moral written by Phillis Wheatley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with categories.
The Poems On Various Subjects
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Author : Thomas Warton
language : en
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Release Date : 2012-01
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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
The Poems Of Phillis Wheatley
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Author : Phillis Wheatley
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-03-15
The Poems Of Phillis Wheatley written by Phillis Wheatley and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-15 with Poetry categories.
At the age of 19, Phillis Wheatley was the first black American poet to publish a book. Her elegies and odes offer fascinating glimpses of the beginnings of African-American literary traditions. Includes a selection from the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
Poems On Various Subjects
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Author : Anne MacVicar Grant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1803
Poems On Various Subjects written by Anne MacVicar Grant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1803 with Scottish poetry categories.
Poems On Various Subjects Religious And Moral
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Author : Phillis Wheatley
language : en
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
Release Date : 2022-06-02
Poems On Various Subjects Religious And Moral written by Phillis Wheatley and has been published by Lindhardt og Ringhof this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-02 with Poetry categories.
Poetry can inspire, evoke, provoke and transport the reader. But this collection of 39 poems did even more - it broke barriers. This collection was written by Phillis Wheatley, the first African-American woman whose poetry writings were published. Seized from West Africa as a young girl, Phillis lived in Boston as a slave to the prominent Wheatley family where she learned to read and write, as well as undertaking lessons in the Bible, astronomy, geography, history and British, Greek and Latin Literature. By the age of 18, Phillis had amassed a decent quantity of poems and together with the Wheatley family, sought out a publisher. However, based on racial prejudices, Phillis was received with disdain in the United States. Attention was turned to London instead, where Phillis posted one of her poems, 'On the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield', to Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon and a well-off supporter of the abolitionist cause, who connected her with a bookseller although Wheatley still had to go through interrogation to prove that she was the author of her own work. This collection of poems shows the breadth and depth of her reading, and includes poems reflecting her Christian faith, her interest in Greek mythology and her admiration for well-known figures including Alexander Pope. 'Poems on Various Subjects' is perfect for people who have read 'The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano'. Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) was an American poet who was the first African-American writer to be published. She was born in West Africa, sold into slavery aged seven or eight, then bought by the Wheatley family of Boston. They encouraged her to pursue her poetry as her talent became clear. But Wheatley had to go to London to find patrons to help her get her work published. When 'Poems on Various Subjects' was published in 1773, she gained fame in England and the African colonies - even receiving praise from George Washington and Voltaire. After being emancipated, she married the grocer John Peters. But they slipped into poverty and Phillis died in obscurity at the age of 31.
Poems On Various Subjects
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Author : Samuel Taylor Coleridge
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1796
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Poems On Various Subjects Religious And Moral
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Author : Phillis Wheatley
language : en
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
Release Date : 2020-09-01T01:06:52Z
Poems On Various Subjects Religious And Moral written by Phillis Wheatley and has been published by Standard Ebooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-01T01:06:52Z with Fiction categories.
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral was the first book of poetry ever published by an African-American author. Phillis Wheatley’s deep familiarity with Latin literature and Christianity, combined with her African ancestry, provided her with a unique and inimitable view of poetry. She was kidnapped and brought over to America on a ship called The Phillis after which she was named. Her interest in poetry and literature was recognized by the Wheatley family who, though keeping her enslaved, provided her with classic works of literature by authors such as Virgil, Homer, Terence, and Pope, all of whom had a significant influence on her work. She received praise from many of her contemporaries including George Washington, John Hancock, and Voltaire. Shortly after publishing her collection of poetry she was emancipated by the Wheatley family. Even so, her life ended in poverty and obscurity. Though her influence on poetry and African-American literature is indisputable, more modern critics of her work point to the lack of censure of slavery and the absence of discussion about the lives of black people in the United States as an example of the Uncle Tom syndrome. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Poems On Various Subjects
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Author : Richard Ramsey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1816
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The Poems Of Phillis Wheatley Classic Reprint
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Author : Phillis Wheatley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-13
The Poems Of Phillis Wheatley Classic Reprint written by Phillis Wheatley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-13 with Poetry categories.
Excerpt from The Poems of Phillis Wheatley Our purpose in republishing this little book of poems, a century and a quarter after the death of the author, is to acquaint the present generation more thoroughly with her remarkable genius. She was born in Africa, and at the age of eight years was brought to America and sold into slavery to a Mrs. John Wheatley in Boston. Within a year of her arrival she could read and write English, of which she was previously in entire ignorance. She also acquired a knowledge of the classics, and developed a pleasing poetic style. Before she was twenty her writings had attracted the attention of many literary people of England, and in 1773 a volume of her poems was published in London. Since then there have been many editions published; one in 1784 in Boston, another in Albany, 1793; another in 1802, another in 1805, another 1816. Memoirs and Poems of Phillis Wheatley in 1834, 1835 and 1838. Her poems constituted the second volume of Abbie Joseph La Valle's book, "The Negro Equalled by few Europeans," in 1801. Besides these, many separate poems have been published, perhaps the earliest being in memory of George Whiteneld, printed in 1770. Many of her poems were not published. She wrote a poem to George Washington, which the general highly complimented, but which he was too modest to publish. Phillis Wheatley was married to a Mr. Peters, in Boston, but died soon after in 1784, at about the age of thirty-one years. Her. poems were written and published before her marriage, and she was known as Phillis Wheatley rather than Phillis W. Peters. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Poems On Various Subjects Entertaining Elegiac And Religious
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Author : Jane Cave Winscom
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1795
Poems On Various Subjects Entertaining Elegiac And Religious written by Jane Cave Winscom and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1795 with categories.