Phillis Wheatley and the Romantics /

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"This book very conclusively debunks the over two-hundred-year-old conventional wisdom that Wheatley owes her poetic sensibilities to Alexander Pope. ... It will help rejuvenate the study of Wheatley and will be an exciting contribution to scholarly discourse on Wheatley's poetry."--C...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shields, John C., 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, ©2010.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Wheatley, Phillis, > 1753-1784 > Criticism and interpretation.
Wheatley, Phillis, > 1753-1784 > Influence.
Wheatley, Phillis, > 1753-1784
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
Romanticism.
Romantisme.
romanticism (form of expression)
LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
American literature > African American authors.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"This book very conclusively debunks the over two-hundred-year-old conventional wisdom that Wheatley owes her poetic sensibilities to Alexander Pope. ... It will help rejuvenate the study of Wheatley and will be an exciting contribution to scholarly discourse on Wheatley's poetry."--Cedrick May, author of Evangelism and Resistance in the Black Atlantic, 1760-1835. Phillis Wheatley was the first African American to publish a book. Born in Gambia in 1753, she came to America aboard a slave ship, the Phillis. From an early age, Wheatley exhibited a profound gift for verse, publishing her first
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 140 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-135) and index.
ISBN:9781572337121
1572337125

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