Phillis

by Alison Clarke

Book Overview

Phillis Wheatley was the first African American to publish a book of poetry. In 1773, her book, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, was published to international acclaim. Wheatley was presented In London as "the African genius," and her writing was published in New England and England alike. Phillis Wheatley's name was known in households throughout literate North America. Yet Phillis Wheatley was a slave.

In Phillis, Alison...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1773851357
• ISBN13: 9781773851358
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: University of Calgary Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 8.9"