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Contribution to History and Literature
Posted on | No CommentsInfluence on History and American Literature Phillis Wheatley is a pioneer in African American literature and is credited with helping create its foundation. She provided inspiration to other African American […] -
Poetry and Fame
Posted on | No CommentsInfluence on Wheatley’s work Inspired by classical Greek and Latin poetry Phillis used a style of writing called elegiac. An elegy is a type of poetic meter in which each […] -
Later Life and Death
Posted on | No CommentsFreedom Before the publication of her book, , Phillis traveled to England to meet her sponsor Selina Hastings. Phillis made an impression in the London society and networked among wealthy […] -
Poems
Posted on | No CommentsPhillis Wheatley’s Christian upbringing played a key role in . By using religion as the main force in her poetry she was able to build a bridge between herself, an […] -
“Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral”
Posted on | No CommentsIn 1773 Phillis Wheatley published her first and what was to be her only book of poetry. After failing to find a publisher in the colonies, Selina Hastings, the countess […] -
“To His Excellency, George Washington”
Posted on | No CommentsCelestial choir! enthron’d in realms of light, Columbia’s scenes of glorious toils I write. While freedom’s cause her anxious breast alarms, She flashes dreadful in refulgent arms. See mother earth […]