Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar: An African American Poet, Novelist and Playwright in the Late 19th Century (Hardcover) by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar: An African American Poet, Novelist and Playwright in the Late 19th Century (Hardcover)

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Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar: An African American Poet, Novelist and Playwright in the Late 19th Century (Hardcover) by Paul Laurence Dunbar
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Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar: An African American Poet, Novelist and Playwright in the Late 19th Century (Hardcover)

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 This collection contains the complete poetic works of Paul Laurence Dunbar, who was among the first African Americans to gain wide renown for literature in the United States. A poet of unquestionable skill and ability, Paul Laurence Dunbar was the son of two former slaves. His father, who managed to escape slavery, was an early enlistee who fight for the Union army in the American Civil War - a fact which profoundly influenced his son's outlook upon the U.S. military and life as a citizen of the USA. The poetry of Dunbar shows his flair for observation and superb knack for smooth-flowing yet profound words. Noticing immediately how he could swiftly create and sell poems to popular magazines, the young Dunbar turned down offers for educational support and instead devoted his time and effort to writing. Uniquely, Dunbar would write poets in regional dialects, incorporating slang of both white and black Americans.
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Publisher:
Lulu.com
ISBN:
9780359032020
Binding:
Hardcover
Pages:
186
Authors:
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Published Date:
2018-08-18
Language:
English
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About Paul Laurence Dunbar

The first African American poet to achieve national prominence, Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) was born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been enslaved. He self-published his debut collection, Oak and Ivy, in 1893, and later published Lyrics of Lowly Life (Dodd, Mead, 1896), which carried an introduction by William Dean Howells and combined his earlier volumes Oak and Ivy and Majors and Minors. Dunbar wrote in both standard English and African American vernacular dialect. His later collections include Lyrics of the Hearthside (1899). He also published four novels and short fiction. He died of tuberculosis at thirty-three.

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