Phillis Wheatley's Miltonic Poetics
Author | : P. Loscocco |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2014-12-12 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781137470058 |
ISBN-10 | : 1137470054 |
Rating | : 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Phillis Wheatley's Miltonic Poetics by : P. Loscocco
Download or read book Phillis Wheatley's Miltonic Poetics written by P. Loscocco and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-12 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.