Delphi Complete Works of Phillis Wheatley Illustrated

Phillis Wheatley

Synopsis

The girl who was to be named Phillis Wheatley was captured in West Africa in 1761 and taken to Boston by slave traders. She proved to be a precocious child and by the age of eighteen, she had produced a collection of impressive poems. With the 1773 publication of ‘Poems on Various Subjects’, Wheatley became the most famous African on the face of the earth. Today, critics regard her work as fundamental to the genre of African-American literature, and she is honoured as the first African-American woman to publish a book of poetry and the first to make a living from her writing. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Wheatley’s complete works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
 
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Wheatley’s life and works* Concise introduction to Wheatley’s life and poetry* Excellent formatting of the poems* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry* Rare miscellaneous poems printed in magazines* Easily locate the poems you want to read* Includes Wheatley’s letters* Features a bonus biography — discover Wheatley’s incredible life* Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
 
CONTENTS:
 
The Life and Poetry of Phillis WheatleyBrief Introduction: Phillis WheatleyComplete Poetical Works of Phillis Wheatley
 
The PoemsList of Poems in Chronological OrderList of Poems in Alphabetical Order
 
The LettersThe Letters of Phillis Wheatley
 
The BiographyPhillis Wheatley (1918) by Benjamin Brawley
 
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Disponible depuis: 16/04/2023.

Longueur d'impression: 1350 pages.

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