Phillis Wheatley Chooses Freedom History, Poetry, and the Ideals of the American Revolution |
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| Author:
| Barker-Benfield, G. J. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4798-7925-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2018 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $86.99 |
Book Description:
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The dramatic story of Phillis Wheatley, a free, black poet who resisted the pressures of arranged marriage, truly embodying the ideals of the American Revolution There is an uncomfortable paradox at the heart of the American Revolution: many of the men leading the war for independence were slave owners, contradicting the ideal of freedom that they ......
The dramatic story of Phillis Wheatley, a free, black poet who resisted the pressures of arranged marriage, truly embodying the ideals of the American Revolution There is an uncomfortable paradox at the heart of the American Revolution: many of the men leading the war for independence were slave owners, contradicting the ideal of freedom that they ......