Phillis Wheatley''s Miltonic Poetics

Zusatztext "Paula Loscocco's Phillis Wheatley's Miltonic Poetics is a thoughtful and well-argued addition to this growing body of criticism! considering both the historical and cultural moment in which Wheatley wrote as well as the poems' structures! imagery! and allusions! specifically as an engagement with the poetry of John Milton." (Mary McAleer Balkun! TSWL Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature! Vol. 35 (1)! 2016) Informationen zum Autor Paula Loscocco is Associate Professor in the Department of English at Lehman College, CUNY, USA. Klappentext Phillis Wheatley, the African-born slave poet, is considered by many to be a pioneer of Anglo-American poetics. This study argues how in her 1773 POEMS, Wheatley uses John Milton's poetry to develop an idealistic vision of an emerging Anglo-American republic comprised of Britons, Africans, Native Americans, and women. Zusammenfassung Phillis Wheatley! the African-born slave poet! is considered by many to be a pioneer of Anglo-American poetics. This study argues how in her 1773 POEMS! Wheatley uses John Milton's poetry to develop an idealistic vision of an emerging Anglo-American republic comprised of Britons! Africans! Native Americans! and women. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue: "the humble Afric muse's seat" 1. Conspiracy Theory: "Britannia's distant shore" 2. Authority and Challenge: "Where shall a sov'reign remedy be found?" 3. Wheatley's Fanciful Sublime: "What songs should rise!" Epilogue

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue: "the humble Afric muse's seat" 1. Conspiracy Theory: "Britannia's distant shore" 2. Authority and Challenge: "Where shall a sov'reign remedy be found?" 3. Wheatley's Fanciful Sublime: "What songs should rise!" Epilogue

Produktdetails

• Autoren: P Loscocco, P. Loscocco, Paula Loscocco
• Verlag: Palgrave UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 04.12.2014
• EAN: 9781137474773
• ISBN: 978-1-137-47477-3
• Seiten: 168
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; C, Gender Studies, Sociology, Poetry, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: general, Gender studies, gender groups, Poetry and Poetics, European Literature, Literature—History and criticism, Literary History, British literature, British and Irish Literature, Early Modern/Renaissance Literature, Palgrave Literature Collection, Early Modern and Renaissance Literature, Literature, Modern, America—Literatures, North American Literature, America;John Milton;poem;poet;poetics;poetry;women