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 The extraordinary writings of Phillis Wheatley, a formerly enslaved woman turned published poet

In 1761, a young girl arrived in Boston on a ship of enslaved people, was sold to the Wheatley family, and given the name Phillis Wheatley. After studying English and classical literature, geography, the Bible, and Latin, Phillis published her first poem in 1767 at the age of 14, winning much public attention and considerable fame. When Boston publishers who doubted its authenticity rejected an initial collection of her poetry, Wheatley sailed to London in 1773 and found a publisher there for Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.

This volume collects both Wheatley's letters and her poetry: hymns, elegies, translations, philosophical poems, tales, and epyllions--including a poignant plea to the Earl of Dartmouth urging freedom for America and comparing the country's condition to her own. With her contemplative elegies and her use of the poetic imagination to escape an unsatisfactory world, Wheatley anticipated the Romantic Movement of the following century. The appendices to this edition include poems of Wheatley's contemporary African-American poets: Lucy Terry, Jupiter Harmon, and Francis Williams.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Book Details
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
ISBN:
9780140424300
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
272
Authors:
Phillis Wheatley
Published Date:
2001-02-01
Language:
English
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About Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753-1784) was born in West Africa, sold into slavery, and brought to Boston at about age seven or eight, where she was purchased by the merchant John Wheatley and his wife, Susanna. Taught to read and write in their household, she studied English literature, Latin, and the Bible. Her first published poem appeared in the Newport Mercury in December 1767. Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral was printed in London in 1773, the first volume of poetry published by an African American. The book carried an attestation signed by John Hancock and other Boston notables.

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