The poems of Phillis Wheatley : with letters and a memoir.

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Where to find it

Davis Library (8th floor)

Call Number
PS866 .W5 2010
Status
Available

Stone Center Library

Call Number
PS866 .W5 2010 c. 2
Status
Available

Summary

Born in Africa in 1753, Phillis Wheatley was kidnapped at the age of 7 and sold into slavery. At 19, she became the first black American poet to publish a book, on which this volume is based. Wheatley's elegies and odes offer fascinating glimpses into the origins of African-American literary traditions.

Contents

  • Dedication
  • To the Public
  • Preface
  • Mr. Wheatley's Letter to the Publisher
  • Poems:
  • To Maecenas
  • On virtue
  • On being brought from Africa to America
  • To the University of Cambridge, in New England
  • To the Kings's Most Excellent Majesty
  • On the Death of the Rev. Dr. Sewell
  • On the Death of the Rev. George Whitfield
  • On the Death of a Young Lady of five years of age
  • On the Death of a Young Gentleman
  • To a Lady, on the Death of her Husband
  • Goliath of Gath
  • Thoughts on the Works of Providence
  • To a Lady, on the Death of three Relationships
  • To a Clergyman on the Death of his Lady
  • Hymn of the Morning
  • Hymn of the Evening
  • Isaiah-63rd Chap. 1st and 8th Verses
  • On Recollection
  • On Imagination
  • A Funeral Poem on the Death Of C.E., an Infant of twelve months
  • To Captain H---D
  • To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth
  • Ode to Neptune, on Mrs. W--'s Voyage to England
  • To a Lady, on her coming to North America with her Son, for the Recovery of her Health
  • To a Lady, on her remarkable Preservation in a Hurricane, in North Carolina
  • To a Lady and her Children, on the Death of her Son and their Brother
  • To a Gentleman and Lady, on the Death of the Lady's Brother and sister, and a Child of the name of Avis, aged one year
  • On the Death of Dr. Samuel Marshall
  • To a Gentleman, on his voyage to Great Britain, for the Recovery of his Health
  • To the Rev. Dr. Thomas Amory, on reading his Sermons on Daily Devotion, in which that Duty is recommended and assisted
  • On the Death of J.C., an Infant
  • A Hymn to Humanity
  • To the Hon. T.H., Esq., on the Death of his Daughter
  • Niobe in Distress for her Children slain by Apollo
  • To S.M., a young African Painter, on seeing his Works
  • To his Honor the Lieutenant Governor, on the Death of his Lady
  • A Farewell to America
  • A Rebus
  • Answer to the Rebus
  • Memoir

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