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Apr
23
Paid, Behind the Bookcase Tours, Antiquity, Phillis Wheatley, Public, Maya Angelou, Poetry, In-Person
Behind the Bookcase Tour | The Influence of Antiquity: from Wheatley to Angelou: Ancient Lyric and Comic Poetry, the Self, and the Other | In-Person
Join us in the Rosenbach’s historic library as we begin this series with Phillis Wheatley’s 18th-century publication, Poems on Various Subjects... and discover her use of Latin lyric and comic poetry to construct her literary persona.
May
10
Course | Intro to Letterpress: Printing Phillis Wheatley | In-Person
This four-session class will cover the foundations of letterpress, from setting metal type to pulling prints. Learn about the history of printing through exploring an extraordinary publication: Phillis Wheatley’s Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.