The Poems of Phillis Wheatley

by Phillis Wheatley

Book Overview

Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (1773) is the first book of poetry published by an African American author. Written while Wheatley was a slave in Boston, the collection was published in England. Regarded for her mastery of classical poetic form, Phillis Wheatley earned praise from Voltaire and George Washington. Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral has long been the subject of scholarly work on the history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1513277413
• ISBN13: 9781513277417
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Mint Editions
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.8" x 4.9"