Poems on various subjects, religious and moral

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Wheatley's poetry broke through the barriers of race, gender, and enslavement to claim intellectual authority in 1770s Boston—each poem a sophisticated argument for her own humanity delivered through classical allusion and formal precision. Her strategic choice to write within the constraints of her era makes her work a quiet revolutionary act. These verses demand recognition not as historical artifacts but as enduring literary achievements.

About this book

Poems on various subjects, religious and moral is an ebook by Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784). It dates from 1773. This edition runs to roughly 56 pages, about 65 minutes of reading at a typical pace.

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