Foremother Love - Phillis Wheatley and Black Feminist Criticism

Dana Murphy examines the importance of eighteenth-century poet Phillis Wheatley as a foundational figure for Black feminist criticism.

List of contents

Preface ix
Introduction. Naming Ceremony 1
1. Obour Outsider 23
2. Their Eyes were Watching Phillis 63
3. In Search of Our Foremothers’ Gardens 104
Conclusion. We’re Ready 145
Acknowledgments 157
Notes 161
Bibliography 207
Index 223

About the author

Dana Murphy is a 2024–25 fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center and Assistant Professor of Black Studies and English at Caltech.

Product details

• Authors: Dana Murphy
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.07.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781478028734
• ISBN: 978-1-4780-2873-4
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 503 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore