The Poems of Phillis Wheatley by Phillis Wheatley

The Poems of Phillis Wheatley

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  • Genre Poetry
  • Publisher Penguin
  • Released
  • Size 633.80 kB
  • Length 273 Pages

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Born in Africa in 1753, Phillis Wheatley was kidnapped at the age of 7 and sold into slavery. At 19, she became the first black American poet to publish a book, on which this volume is based. Wheatley's elegies and odes offer fascinating glimpses into the origins of African-American literary traditions.

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