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- Title
Notes on Black Ekphrasis.
- Authors
III, James Edward Ford
- Abstract
This essay argues for Phillis Wheatley and Scipio Moorhead as early contributors to the tradition of Black Ekphrasis. This essay frames "To S.M. [Scipio Moorhead], a Young African Painter, on Seeing his Works," as both an instance and a theorization of Black Ekphrasis. Wheatley's commentary leads to a consideration of the painter and poet's bond under the tyranny of slavery. By way of the Damon-Pythias myth, Wheatley links Black Ekphrasis to the collective pursuit of freedom.
- Subjects
EKPHRASIS; WHEATLEY, Phillis, 1753-1784; MOORHEAD, Scipio; SLAVERY; LIBERTY; 18TH century (Literary period)
- Publication
Early American Literature, 2023, Vol 58, Issue 3, p591
- ISSN
0012-8163
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/eal.2023.a909701