The age of Phillis
(Book)
Published
Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, [2020].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780819579492, 0819579491, 9780819579508, 0819579505
Physical Desc
213 pages ; 24 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Cone Park Branch - Adult Non-Fiction | 811.54 JEF 2020 | Reshelving |
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Published
Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, [2020].
Language
English
ISBN
9780819579492, 0819579491, 9780819579508, 0819579505
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-213).
Description
"A collection of original poems speaking to the life and times of Phillis Wheatley, a Colonial America-era poet brought to Boston as a slave"--,Provided by publisher
Description
"In 1773, a young, African American woman named Phillis Wheatley published a book of poetry that challenged Western prejudices about African and female intellectual capabilities. Based on fifteen years of archival research, The Age of Phillis, by award-winning writer Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, imagines the life and times of Wheatley: her childhood in the Gambia, West Africa, her life with her white American owners, her friendship with Obour Tanner, and her marriage to the enigmatic John Peters. Woven throughout are poems about Wheatley's "age"--The era that encompassed political, philosophical, and religious upheaval, as well as the transatlantic slave trade. For the first time in verse, Wheatley's relationship to black people and their individual "mercies" is foregrounded, and here we see her as not simply a racial or literary symbol, but a human being who lived and loved while making her indelible mark on history."--,Provided by publisher
Awards
National Book Award Longlist.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jeffers, H. F. (2020). The age of Phillis . Wesleyan University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jeffers, Honorée Fanonne, 1967-. 2020. The Age of Phillis. Wesleyan University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jeffers, Honorée Fanonne, 1967-. The Age of Phillis Wesleyan University Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jeffers, Honorée Fanonne. The Age of Phillis Wesleyan University Press, 2020.
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