Phillis Wheatley

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Works in ECPA

alphabetical listing / listing in source editions

• An ELEGIAC POEM, On the DEATH of that celebrated Divine, and eminent Servant of JESUS CHRIST, the late Reverend, and pious GEORGE WHITEFIELD, Chaplain to the Right Honourable the Countess of HUNTINGDON, &c &c. Who made his Exit from this transitory State, to dwell in the celestial Realms of Bliss, on LORD's-Day, 30th of September, 1770, when he was seiz'd with a Fit of the Asthma, at NEWBURY-PORT, near BOSTON, in NEW-ENGLAND. In which is a Condolatory Address to His truly noble Benefactress the worthy and pious Lady HUNTINGDON, — and the Orphan-Children in GEORGIA; who, with many Thousands, are left, by the Death of this great Man, to lament the Loss of a Father, Friend, and Benefactor. ()
• AN ELEGY, SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THAT GREAT DIVINE, THE REVEREND AND LEARNED DR. SAMUEL COOPER, Who departed this Life December 29, 1783, AETATIS 59. ()
• LIBERTY and PEACE. ()

• Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784. An elegiac poem, on the death of that celebrated divine, and eminent servant of Jesus Christ, the late Reverend, and pious George Whitefield ... who made his exit from this transitory state, to dwell in the celestial realms of bliss, on Lord's-Day, 30th of September, 1770 ... at Newbury-Port, near Boston, in New-England. ... / By Phillis, a servant girl of 17 years of age, belonging to Mr. J. Wheatley, of Boston ... Elegiac poem, on the death of that celebrated divine [Boston]: Sold by Ezekiel Russell, in Queen-Street, and John Boyles, in Marlboro'-Street, 1770. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (relief cut) ( OTA N09265)
  • An ELEGIAC POEM, On the DEATH of that celebrated Divine, and eminent Servant of JESUS CHRIST, the late Reverend, and pious GEORGE WHITEFIELD, Chaplain to the Right Honourable the Countess of HUNTINGDON, &c &c. Who made his Exit from this transitory State, to dwell in the celestial Realms of Bliss, on LORD's-Day, 30th of September, 1770, when he was seiz'd with a Fit of the Asthma, at NEWBURY-PORT, near BOSTON, in NEW-ENGLAND. In which is a Condolatory Address to His truly noble Benefactress the worthy and pious Lady HUNTINGDON, — and the Orphan-Children in GEORGIA; who, with many Thousands, are left, by the Death of this great Man, to lament the Loss of a Father, Friend, and Benefactor.
• Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784. Billings, William, 1746-1800. An elegy, sacred to the memory of the great divine, the Reverend and learned Dr. Samuel Cooper, who departed this life December 29, 1783, aetatis 59. / by Phillis Peters. Boston: Printed and sold by E. Russell, in Essex-Street, near Liberty-Pole, 1784 M,DCC,LXXXIV.. 8 p. ; 20 cm. (4to) ( OTA N14771)
  • AN ELEGY, SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THAT GREAT DIVINE, THE REVEREND AND LEARNED DR. SAMUEL COOPER, Who departed this Life December 29, 1783, AETATIS 59.
• Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784. Liberty and peace, a poem. / By Phillis Peters. Boston: Printed by Warden and Russell, at their office in Marlborough-Street, 1784 M,DCC,LXXXIV.. 4 p. ; 22 cm. (4to) ( OTA N14772)
  • LIBERTY and PEACE.

Source editions

• Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784. An elegiac poem, on the death of that celebrated divine, and eminent servant of Jesus Christ, the late Reverend, and pious George Whitefield ... who made his exit from this transitory state, to dwell in the celestial realms of bliss, on Lord's-Day, 30th of September, 1770 ... at Newbury-Port, near Boston, in New-England. ... / By Phillis, a servant girl of 17 years of age, belonging to Mr. J. Wheatley, of Boston ... Elegiac poem, on the death of that celebrated divine [Boston]: Sold by Ezekiel Russell, in Queen-Street, and John Boyles, in Marlboro'-Street, 1770. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (relief cut) ( OTA N09265)
• Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784. Billings, William, 1746-1800. An elegy, sacred to the memory of the great divine, the Reverend and learned Dr. Samuel Cooper, who departed this life December 29, 1783, aetatis 59. / by Phillis Peters. Boston: Printed and sold by E. Russell, in Essex-Street, near Liberty-Pole, 1784 M,DCC,LXXXIV.. 8 p. ; 20 cm. (4to) ( OTA N14771)
• Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784. Liberty and peace, a poem. / By Phillis Peters. Boston: Printed by Warden and Russell, at their office in Marlborough-Street, 1784 M,DCC,LXXXIV.. 4 p. ; 22 cm. (4to) ( OTA N14772)

Bibliography

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Editions

• Caretta, Vincent, ed. The Writings of Phillis Wheatley Peters.. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2024 [2020]. Print.
• Mason, Jr., Julian D., ed. The Poems of Phillis Wheatley. Revised and Enlarged Edition. London: The University of North Carolina Press, 1989 [1966]. Print.
• Shields, John C., ed. The Collected works of Phillis Wheatley. New York: Oxford UP, 1988. Print.

Biography

• Carretta, Vincent. Phillis Wheatley: A Biography of a Genius in Bondage. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 2011 [2014, 2023]. Print.

Reference works

• Todd, Janet, ed. A Dictionary of British and American Women Writers 1660-1800. Paperback edition, revised. Lanham et al.: Rowman & Littlefield, 1987. 321-322. Print.

Criticism

• Barker-Benfield, G. J. Phillis Wheatley chooses freedom: history, poetry, and the ideals of the American Revolution. New York: New York UP, 2018. Print.
• Davis, Arthur P. Personal Elements in the Poetry of Phillis Wheatley. Phylon 13 (1953): 191–198. Print.
• O’Neal, Sondra A. A Slave’s Subtle War: Phillis Wheatley’s Use of Biblical Myth and Symbol. Early American Literature 21 (1986): 144–165. Print.
• Rusert, Britt. "The World Is a Severe Schoolmaster": Phillis Wheatley's Poetry of Domination and Submission. Early American Literature 57(3) (2022): 779-796, 1052. Print.
• Shields, John C. Phillis Wheatley’s Use of Classicism. American Literature 52 (1980): 97–111. Print.
• Shields, John C. Phillis Wheatley’s Subversive Pastoral. Eighteenth-Century Studies 27 (June 1994): 631–647. Print.
• Shields, John C. and Eric D. Lamore, eds. New essays on Phillis Wheatley. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2011. Print.
• Wakefield, Hannah. Revival Poetry and Race-Making in the Early Black Atlantic. The New England Quarterly 97(2) (Jun 2024): 250-254. Print.