The Age of Phillis by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

232 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history poetry race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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In 1773, a young, African American woman named Phillis Wheatley published a book of poetry that challenged Western prejudices about African and female intellectual capabilities. Based on fifteen years of archival research, The Age of Phillis, by a...

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Moods

emotional 92%
reflective 76%
informative 69%
challenging 53%
sad 30%
hopeful 23%
inspiring 23%
dark 15%
tense 7%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 33%
fast 16%

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