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<p>With <i>Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral</i> (1773), Phillis Wheatley (1753?–1784) became the first English-speaking person of African descent to publish a book and only the second woman—of any race or background— to do so in America. Written in Boston while she was just a teenager, and when she was still a slave, Wheatley’s work was an international sensation. In <i>Phillis Wheatley</i>, Vincent Carretta offers the first full-length biography of a figure whose origins and later life have remained shadowy despite her iconic status.</p> <p>A scholar with extensive knowledge of transatlantic literature and history, Carretta uncovers new details about Wheatley’s origins, her upbringing, and how she gained freedom. Carretta solves the mystery of John Peters, correcting the record of when he and Wheatley married and revealing what became of him after her death. Assessing Wheatley’s entire body of work, Carretta discusses the likely role she played in the production, market­ing, and distribution of her writing. Wheatley developed a remarkable transatlantic network that transcended racial, class, political, religious, and geographical boundaries. Carretta reconstructs tha

Author

Vincent Carretta; American Antiquarian Society

Publisher

Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780820346649

Subjects

Science, Memoir, History

Rating

3.74 / 5 (29 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14