{"title":"Wheatley, Phillis","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"a-poem-by-phillis-wheatley-the-first-published-african-american-female-poet-1773-p-6-109580","title":"A poem by Phillis Wheatley the first published African American female poet 1773","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e[Phillis Wheatley's poem \"On Recollection\", an early work by the first published African American female poet, a slave]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn early poem by Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753–1784), the first African American woman to publish a book of poetry. An accompanying note states \"A testimony in favour of the poems, as the genuine productions of this young person, is signed by the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, seven clergymen, and others...\". Enslaved and brought to Boston from West Africa as a child, Wheatley was educated in the Wheatley household and became a literary prodigy. “On Recollection” exemplifies her neoclassical style, drawing on Greco-Roman references to explore themes of memory, inspiration, and poetic creation. Its appearance in The Gentleman’s Magazine marks one of the earliest known printings of her work in a prominent British periodical. This poem was included in her 1773 volume Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral—the first book published by an African American woman. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51035414233435,"sku":"P-6-109580","price":380.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-109580a_6717c2b6-ba79-43ed-be78-532bc39f6033.jpg?v=1755088392"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/fr\/collections\/wheatley-phillis.oembed","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}