Jupiter Hammon and the Biblical Beginnings of African-American Literature

Volume 28

Hardcover | 1 May 1993

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"Not often does a literary analysis offer clarification and insight of prevailing historical analysis. But that is precisely what O'Neale's analysis does... " -Cynthia Hamilton, Director, African and Afro-American Studies, University of Rhode Island

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...O'Neale supports her claims by giving excellent analyses of the poems and prose that show how Hammon delivered his real message through the use if masking devices, mostly accomplished by employing biblical rhetoric and imagery. Recommended for all students and researchers of African American studies. CHOICE Not often does a literary analysis offer clarification and insight of prevailing historical analysis. But that is precisely what...O'Neale's analysis...does...forces us to reckon with a liberation theology among black Americans originating in 18th-century structures of domination. Cynthia Hamilton, Director, African and Afro-American Studi Clearly and rightly interprets his writings as the earliest anti-slavery protest published by a black person...places Hammon's writings in their widest possible context...a much needed corrective to many years of misinterpretation and misinformation. -- John C. Diamond, Andrew W. Mellon Professor Of Systematic T

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Acknowledgments
Editor's Foreword
Editorial Procedure
Introduction: The First Black Writer in America	p. 1
An Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ, with Penitential Cries
Introduction: The Birth of Black Literature and Theology	p. 41
"An Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ, with Penitential Cries"	p. 59
An Address to Miss Phillis Wheatley
Introduction: A Literary Heritage and a Prophetic Call	p. 66
"An Address to Miss Phillis Wheatley"	p. 75
A Winter Piece
Introduction: Black Consciousness and the Colonial Spirit	p. 83
A Winter Piece	p. 97
A Poem for Children with Thoughts on Death
Introduction: Hope for All of God's Children	p. 134
"A Poem for Children with Thoughts on Death"	p. 142
An Evening's Improvement
Introduction: Two Visions, Two Wars, Two Judgments	p. 148
An Evening's Improvement	p. 160
A Dialogue, Entitled, The Kind Master and Dutiful Servant
Introduction: Veneer and Reality	p. 191
"A Dialogue, Entitled The Kind Master and Dutiful Servants"	p. 205
An Address to the Negroes in the State of New York
Introduction: The Elder Advises: The Younger Misjudges	p. 212
An Address to the Negroes in the State of New York	p. 230
List of Works Cited	p. 253
Index	p. 275
About the Author	p. 291
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