Phillis Wheatley's Miltonic Poetics
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Poetry History & Criticism, American
| Author: | P. Loscocco | ISBN: | 9781137470058 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | December 12, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot | Language: | English |
| Author: | P. Loscocco |
| ISBN: | 9781137470058 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | December 12, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot |
| Language: | English |
Phillis Wheatley, the African-born slave poet, is considered by many to be a pioneer of Anglo-American poetics. This study argues how in her 1773 POEMS, Wheatley uses John Milton's poetry to develop an idealistic vision of an emerging Anglo-American republic comprised of Britons, Africans, Native Americans, and women.
Phillis Wheatley, the African-born slave poet, is considered by many to be a pioneer of Anglo-American poetics. This study argues how in her 1773 POEMS, Wheatley uses John Milton's poetry to develop an idealistic vision of an emerging Anglo-American republic comprised of Britons, Africans, Native Americans, and women.
