| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 129 pages) |
| Series |
ACLS Humanities E-Book (Series)
|
| Summary |
Gates (African-American studies, humanities, Harvard U.) discusses the achievements of Wheatley (1753-84), America's first black poet; Jefferson's harsh critique of her ability in the context of slavery; and her less than stellar reputation among African- Americans. Based on a 2002 Library of Congress lecture |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-121) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
|
Print version record |
|
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784.
|
| SUBJECT |
Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784 fast |
|
Jefferson, Thomas. swd |
|
Wheatley, Phillis. swd |
| Subject |
Poets, American -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Biography
|
|
Enslaved women -- United States -- Biography
|
|
African American poets -- Biography
|
|
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
|
|
Poets, American
|
|
African American poets
|
|
Poets, American -- Colonial period
|
|
Enslaved women
|
|
American Literature.
|
|
English.
|
|
Languages & Literatures.
|
|
United States
|
| Genre/Form |
Biographies
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| LC no. |
2003002717 |
| ISBN |
9780786728992 |
|
078672899X |
|
