Subjection and prophecy in Phillis Wheatley's verse paraphrases of Scripture.
Presents reading of the poetry of Phillis Wheatley to reveal the sub-script of holy writ. Double-consciousness of social defiance in contest with divine authority; Exploration of the paradoxical position of African-American writing; Wheatley's disproof of racist epithets; Disjuncture between artist...
| Publicado en: | College Literature Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 122 - 131 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
Oct95
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| Sumario: | Presents reading of the poetry of Phillis Wheatley to reveal the sub-script of holy writ. Double-consciousness of social defiance in contest with divine authority; Exploration of the paradoxical position of African-American writing; Wheatley's disproof of racist epithets; Disjuncture between artistic form and the content of protest in Wheatley's poetry. |
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