The Trials Of Phillis Wheatley

Author : Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1458715302
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trials of Phillis Wheatley written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1773, the slave Phillis Wheatley literally wrote her way to freedom. The first person of African descent to publish a book of poems in English, she was emancipated by her owners in recognition of her literary achievement. For a time, Wheatley was the most famous black woman in the West. But Thomas Jefferson, unlike his contemporaries Ben Franklin and George Washington, refused to acknowledge her gifts as a writer a repudiation that eventually inspired generations of black writers to build an extraordinary body of literature in their efforts to prove him wrong. In The Trials of Phillis Wheatley, Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the pivotal roles that Wheatley and Jefferson played in shaping the black literary tradition. Writing with all the lyricism and critical skill that place him at the forefront of American letters, Gates brings to life the characters, debates, and controversy that surrounded Wheatley in her day and ours.

Author : Henry Louis Gates Jr
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 078672899X
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trials of Phillis Wheatley written by Henry Louis Gates Jr and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2009-04-29 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1773, the slave Phillis Wheatley literally wrote her way to freedom. The first person of African descent to publish a book of poems in English, she was emancipated by her owners in recognition of her literary achievement. For a time, Wheatley was the most famous black woman in the West. But Thomas Jefferson, unlike his contemporaries Ben Franklin and George Washington, refused to acknowledge her gifts as a writer -- a repudiation that eventually inspired generations of black writers to build an extraordinary body of literature in their efforts to prove him wrong. In The Trials of Phillis Wheatley, Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the pivotal roles that Wheatley and Jefferson played in shaping the black literary tradition. Writing with all the lyricism and critical skill that place him at the forefront of American letters, Gates brings to life the characters, debates, and controversy that surrounded Wheatley in her day and ours.

Author : Ronald B. Wheatley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615645315
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trial of Phillis Wheatley written by Ronald B. Wheatley and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-23 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner for Drama on eLit Book Awards 2015. On the eve of the American Revolution in the fall of 1772, eighteen year old Phillis Wheatley, the household slave of John and Susanna Wheatley was invited to appear before eighteen of Boston's most prominent men in the Governor's Council Chamber in Boston to defend the premise that she was the author of a collection of poems. The so-called "jury" was comprised of the most prominent men in Boston. This was not a jury of her peers but rather one comprised of all white, all male, and largely middle-aged men. There is no transcript of that proceeding. The Trial of Phillis Wheatley is a courtroom docudrama "depicting" what occurred in that room that day.The final verdict would change the course of American history.Kirkus Review says of the docudrama "The Trial of Phillis Wheatley," that it is "Classic American history theater for readers who are weary of The Crucible and Inherit the Wind."

Author : Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Publisher : Civitas Books
ISBN 13 : 0465018505
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trials of Phillis Wheatley written by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and published by Civitas Books. This book was released on 2010-01-12 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the roles that Wheatley and Jefferson played in the shaping of African-American literary tradition, discussing Wheatley's rise to fame and Jefferson's disputed role as the father of the black freedom struggle.

Author : Vincent Carretta
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820346640
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Phillis Wheatley written by Vincent Carretta and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2014-01-30 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carretta offers the first full-length biography of Phillis Wheatley (1753?-1784), who became the first English-speaking person of African descent to publish a book and only the second woman--of any race or background--to do so in America.

Author : Phillis Wheatley
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486115291
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Poems of Phillis Wheatley written by Phillis Wheatley and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of 19, Phillis Wheatley was the first black American poet to publish a book. Her elegies and odes offer fascinating glimpses of the beginnings of African-American literary traditions. Includes a selection from the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

Author : Ann Rinaldi
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0547351496
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons written by Ann Rinaldi and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kidnapped from her home in Senegal and sold as a slave in 1761, a young girl is purchased by the wealthy Wheatley family in Boston. Phillis Wheatley—as she comes to be known—has an eager mind and it leads her on an unusual path for a slave—she becomes America’s first published black poet. “Strong characterization and perceptive realism mark this thoughtful portrayal.”—Booklist

Author : Phillis Wheatley
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1528791029
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Being Brought from Africa to America - The Best of Phillis Wheatley written by Phillis Wheatley and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753–1784) was an American freed slave and poet who wrote the first book of poetry by an African-American. Sold into a slavery in West Africa at the age of around seven, she was taken to North America where she served the Wheatley family of Boston. Phillis was tutored in reading and writing by Mary, the Wheatleys' 18-year-old daughter, and was reading Latin and Greek classics from the age of twelve. Encouraged by the progressive Wheatleys who recognised her incredible literary talent, she wrote "To the University of Cambridge” when she was 14 and by 20 had found patronage in the form of Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon. Her works garnered acclaim in both England and the colonies and she became the first African American to make a living as a poet. This volume contains a collection of Wheatley's best poetry, including the titular poem “Being Brought from Africa to America”. Contents include: “Phillis Wheatley”, “Phillis Wheatley by Benjamin Brawley”, “To Maecenas”, “On Virtue”, “To the University of Cambridge”, “To the King’s Most Excellent Majesty”, “On Being Brought from Africa to America”, “On the Death of the Rev. Dr. Sewell”, “On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield”, etc. Ragged Hand is proudly publishing this brand new collection of classic poetry with a specially-commissioned biography of the author.

Author : Ann Rinaldi
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0152003533
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Break with Charity written by Ann Rinaldi and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1992 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While waiting for a church meeting in 1706, Susanna English, daughter of a wealthy Salem merchant, recalls the malice, fear, and accusations of witchcraft that tore her village apart in 1692.

Author : Rebecca Sodergren
Publisher : Christian Liberty Press
ISBN 13 : 1935796984
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America's First Black Poet written by Rebecca Sodergren and published by Christian Liberty Press. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reader provides an introduction to the life and poetry of Phillis Wheatley, America's first African-American poet. Although taken from Africa as a young girl and brought to colonial Boston to be a slave, she became a well-educated, Christian poet who was recognized for her work in both America and England. This biographical sketch is designed to be an introductory overview of Ms. Wheatley's life and work. It contains a brief description of her life and nine of her poems. It can be used as a reader for students, with its vocabulary words and comprehension questions, or as the foundation to a deeper study on this famous American.