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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral was the first book of poetry ever published by an African-American author. Phillis Wheatley’s deep familiarity with Latin literature and Christianity, combined with her African ancestry, provided her with a unique and inimitable view of poetry.
She was kidnapped and brought over to America on a ship called The Phillis after which she was named. Her interest in poetry and literature was recognized by the Wheatley family who, though keeping her enslaved, provided her with classic works of literature by authors such as Virgil, Homer, Terence, and Pope, all of whom had a significant influence on her work.
She received praise from many of her contemporaries including George Washington, John Hancock, and Voltaire. Shortly after publishing her collection of poetry she was emancipated by the Wheatley family. Even so, her life ended in poverty and obscurity.
Though her influence on poetry and African-American literature is indisputable, more modern critics of her work point to the lack of censure of slavery and the absence of discussion about the lives of black people in the United States as an example of the Uncle Tom syndrome.
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
2023, Creative Media Partners, LLC
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
Mar 22, 2022, Brilliance Audio
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
Apr 27, 2021, Blurb
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
2021, World Stage Press
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1952952255 9781952952258
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
2019, Independently Published
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral: By an African American Slave Woman, Writing in the 18th Century
Jun 25, 2019, Lulu.com, lulu.com
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
Jan 31, 2018, Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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1984926322 9781984926326
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral: Large Print
2018, Independently Published
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1731123892 9781731123893
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral: By an African American Slave Woman, Writing in the 18th Century
Jun 20, 2018, Lulu.com
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1387895079 9781387895076
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
2016-11-10, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Poems on Various Subjects - Religious and Moral
Jan 02, 2016, Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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152322469X 9781523224692
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
2011, Lulu Press, Inc.
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0557696895 9780557696895
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
2011, tredition Verlag
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3842437560 9783842437562
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
2009, ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited
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1442900288 9781442900288
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
2008, ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited
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1442949821 9781442949829
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
Publish date unknown, Books on Demand
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0598606041 9780598606044
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