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Complete Writings. by. Phillis Wheatley, Vincent Carretta (Editor) · Rating details · ratings · 20 reviews. The extraordinary writings of Phillis Wheatley, a slave girl turned published poet. In , a young girl arrived in Boston on a slave ship, sold to the Wheatley family, and /5. He is the editor of the Penguin Classics editions of the Complete Writings of Phillis Wheatley, Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African, and Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil of Slavery and Other Writings by Ottobah Cugoano Read more. Product details. ASIN ‏: ‎ X /5(). Complete Writings. In , a young girl arrived in Boston on a slave ship, sold to the Wheatley family, and given the name Phillis Wheatley. Struck by Phillis' extraordinary precociousness, the.

Showing of 4. "Through thickest gloom look back, immortal shade, On that confusion which thy death has made.". ― Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings. 28 likes. Like. "In every human Breast, God has implanted a Principle, which we call Love of Freedom; it is impatient of Oppression, and pants for Deliverance.". ― Phillis Wheatley. Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings. by Phillis Wheatley and Vincent Carretta | Feb 1, out of 5 stars Paperback. $ $ 79 $ $ Get it as soon as Wed, Jun FREE Shipping on orders over $25 shipped by Amazon. More Buying Choices $ (67 used new offers) Kindle. Phillis Wheatley( - 5 December ) Phillis Wheatley was the first published African American poet and first African-American woman whose writings helped create the genre of African American literature. Born in Gambia, she was made a slave at age seven. She was purchased by the Wheatley family of Boston, who taught her to read and write.

The extraordinary writings of Phillis Wheatley, a slave girl turned published poet. In , a. "Complete Writings" brings together a rich collection of the work of Phillis Wheatley (c. ). The book has been edited by Vincent Carretta, who also provides an introduction and notes. Wheatley, a Black African-born woman, was taken from her homeland as a child and sold into slavery in the United States. Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings is a poetry collection by Phillis Wheatley, a slave sold to an American family who provided her with a full education. She published her first poem in , bringing the family considerable fame.