America's First Negro Poet
Author : Jupiter Hammon
Publisher : Kennikat Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 34,31 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Author : Jupiter Hammon
Publisher : Kennikat Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 34,31 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Literary Criticism
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Author : William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 27,73 MB
Release : 1915
Category : Africa
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Author : Erica R. Brown
Publisher :
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 39,16 MB
Release : 1999
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Author : Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 48,55 MB
Release : 2010-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1458715302
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 : James Weldon Johnson
Publisher : The Floating Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 30,58 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1775411672
The work of James Weldon Johnson (1871 - 1938) inspired and encouraged the artists of the Harlem Renaissance,a movement in which he himself was an important figure. Johnson was active in almost every aspect of American civil life and became one of the first African-American professors at New York University. He is best remembered for his writing, which questions, celebrates and commemorates his experience as an African-American.
Author : Rebecca Sodergren
Publisher : Christian Liberty Press
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 17,16 MB
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1935796984
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.
Author : James Weldon Johnson
Publisher :
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 23,85 MB
Release : 1922
Category : History
ISBN :
The Book of American Negro Poetry : Chosen and Edited, With an Essay on the Negro'S Creative Genius by James Weldon Johnson, first published in 1922, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Author : Phillis Wheatley
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 47,85 MB
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0486115291
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 : Berkeley Rae Owens
Publisher :
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 13,3 MB
Release : 2021-03-08
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Author : Jupiter Hammon
Publisher : Kennikat Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 39,58 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Literary Criticism
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