New essays on Phillis Wheatley /
The first African American to publish a book on any subject, poet Phillis Wheatley (1753?-1784) has long been denigrated by literary critics who refused to believe that a black woman could produce such dense, intellectual work. In recent decades, however, Wheatley's work has come under new scru...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Knoxville :
University of Tennessee Press,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The first African American to publish a book on any subject, poet Phillis Wheatley (1753?-1784) has long been denigrated by literary critics who refused to believe that a black woman could produce such dense, intellectual work. In recent decades, however, Wheatley's work has come under new scrutiny as the literature of the eighteenth century and the impact of African American literature have been reconceived. Fourteen prominent Wheatley scholars consider her work from a variety of angles, affirming her rise into the first rank of American writers. --from publisher description |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxv, 406 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781572338012 1572338016 |