New essays on Phillis Wheatley
By: edited by John C. Shields and Eric D. Lamore
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Knoxville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9781572337268
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; History and criticism; American literature; African American authors
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.