Phillis Wheatley

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Phillis Wheatley (* um 1753 vermutlich in der Region Senegambia, Westafrika; † 5. Dezember 1784 in Boston) war die erste afroamerikanische Dichterin, deren Werke veröffentlicht wurden.

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Schriftsteller Schriftsteller / Autor Poetry Literature United States Amerika Early Modern Era

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1784Gestorben5. Dezember 17841775“See mother earth her offspring's fate bemoan, And nations gaze at scenes before unknown!”Eigene WorteTo His Excellency, George Washington (1775).Die ganze Aussage lesen

“Olive and laurel binds her golden hair: Wherever shines this native of the skies, Unnumber'd charms and recent graces rise. Muse!”Eigene WorteTo His Excellency, George Washington (1775).Die ganze Aussage lesen

“Thee, first in peace and honor - we demand The grace and glory of thy martial band. Fam'd for thy valor, for thy virtues more, Hear every tongue thy guardian aid implore!”Eigene WorteTo His Excellency, George Washington (1775).Die ganze Aussage lesen

“When Gallic powers Columbia's fury found; And so may you, whoever dares disgrace The land of freedom's heaven-defended race!”Eigene WorteTo His Excellency, George Washington (1775).Die ganze Aussage lesen

1773“Some view our sable race with scornful eye, / "Their colour is a diabolic die." / Remember, Christians, Negroes, black as Cain, / May be refin'd, and join th' angelic train.”Eigene Worte"On Being Brought from Africa to America" lines 5-8, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (1773)Die ganze Aussage lesen

“But how is Mneme dreaded by the race, / Who scorn her warnings and despise her grace? / By her unveil'd each horrid crime appears, / Her awful hand a cup of wormwood bears.”Eigene Worte"On Recollection" st. 2 lines 7-12, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (1773)Die ganze Aussage lesen

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Houghton AC85.Aℓ245.Zy773w - Wheatley, frontispiece - cropped

"Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral" by Phillis Wheatley - by Joy of Museums

Front Side Phyllis Wheatley YWCA Historical marker

Frontis.- portrait of Phyllis Wheatley, and title p. of Wheatley, Poems on Various Subjects..., London, 1773 LCCN2004682060

Houghton AC85.Aℓ245.Zy773w - Wheatley, title page

John Wheatley letter

Memoir-1838

Miami FL Overtown Phillis Wheatley Elementary School

In ihren eigenen Worten 10

Phillis Wheatley

10 Aussagen, neueste zuerst

Celestial choir! enthron'd in realms of light, Columbia's scenes of glorious toils I write. While freedom's cause her anxious breast alarms, She flashes dreadful in refulgent arms.
1775, To His Excellency, George Washington (1775)., Eigene Worte
See mother earth her offspring's fate bemoan, And nations gaze at scenes before unknown!
1775, To His Excellency, George Washington (1775)., Eigene Worte
Olive and laurel binds her golden hair: Wherever shines this native of the skies, Unnumber'd charms and recent graces rise. Muse!
1775, To His Excellency, George Washington (1775)., Eigene Worte