Wheatley,Phillis

Wheatley,Phillis
Wheat·ley (hwētʹlē, wētʹ-), Phillis. 1753?-1784.
African-born American poet considered the first widely recognized Black writer in America. Her works include Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (1773).

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  • Wheatley, Phillis — (c. 1753 1784)    first published African American woman poet    Phillis Wheatley was born in West Africa, probably in what is now Gambia, and after being enslaved was transported to Boston, Massachusetts, and purchased in 1761 as a servant by… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

  • Wheatley, Phillis — born с 1753, present day Senegal or The Gambia?, West Africa died Dec. 5, 1784, Boston, Mass., U.S. African American poet and the first African American to publish a book. She was kidnapped, transported to America, and sold from a slave ship in… …   Universalium

  • Wheatley, Phillis — ( 1753, en lo que es actualmente Senegal o Gambia, Africa occidental–5 dic. 1784, Boston, Mass., EE.UU.). Poeta afroamericana, y la primera persona afroamericana en publicar un libro. Fue secuestrada, transportada a Nueva Inglaterra en un barco… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Wheatley, Phillis —    см. Уитли, Филлис …   Писатели США. Краткие творческие биографии

  • Phillis Wheatley — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Retrato de Phillis Wheatley. Phillis Wheatley (1753 – 5 de diciembre de 1784), fue la primera escritora afroamericana en publicar un libro en los Estados Unidos. Su obra Poems on Various Subjects …   Wikipedia Español

  • Phillis Wheatley — Phillis ou Phyllis Wheatley, née le 5 décembre 1753 et décédée en 1784, est la première poétesse noire américaine de renom. Son livre Poems on Various Subjects fut publié en 1773, trois ans avant le début de la Révolution américaine …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Wheatley (surname) — As a surname Wheatley means From the wheat meadow in Anglo Saxon.Alternative spellings include Wheatly, Whatley, Whitley, and Wheatleigh. Whether this is an association of work, or of origin, is debatable. It seems safe to say that if someone… …   Wikipedia

  • Phillis Wheatley — (1753 – December 5, 1784) was the first published African American poet whose writings helped create the genre of African American literature. [ The Trials of Phillis Wheatley: America s First Black Poet and Her Encounters with the Founding… …   Wikipedia

  • Phillis Wheatley — Phillis Wheatley. Frontispiz der Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, London 1773. Phillis Wheatley (* um 1753 vermutlich in der Region Senegambia, Westafrika; † 5. Dezember 1784 in Boston) war die erste afroamerikanische Dichterin,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wheatley High School (Houston) — Phillis Wheatley High School is a secondary school located at 4801 Providence Street in Houston, Texas, United States with a ZIP code of 77020. Wheatley, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District.… …   Wikipedia

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