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Paul Laurence Dunbar
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Language
English
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Dubbed the "Poet Laureate of the Negro race" by Booker T. Washington, Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) is best known for his lively dialect poems. In addition to his dialect verse, however, Dunbar also wrote fine poems in standard English that captured many elements of the black experience in America. This volume contains a representative cross-section of both types of verse, including "Ode to Ethiopia," "Worn Out," "Not They Who Soar," "When Malindy...
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Language
English
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"In this collection of poetry, Nikki Grimes looks afresh at the poets of the Harlem Renaissance -- including voices like Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, and many more writers of importance and resonance from this era -- by combining their work with her own original poetry. Using "The Golden Shovel" poetic method, Grimes has written a collection of poetry that is as gorgeous as it is thought-provoking. This special book also includes original...
Author
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Language
English
Description
"In the century following his death, Dunbar slipped into relative obscurity, remembered mainly for his dialect poetry or as a footnote to other more canonical figures of the period. [This book] showcases his gifts as a writer of short fiction and provides key insights into the tensions and themes of Dunbar's literary achievement. The 104 stories written by Dunbar between 1890 and 1905 reveal [his] attempts to maintain his artistic integrity while...
Author
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
Each novel explores the issues of race, class, politics, region, morality and spirituality and challenges the assumption that black novelists should cast only blacks as main characters and as messengers of racial-political unity.
Author
Publisher
Dodd, Mead and Company
Pub. Date
1903.
Language
English
Description
Designer of binding was Alice Cordelia Morse (1863-1961). Morse's publisher used the Art Nouveau front cover stamp of My Lady's Slipper for three titles. These include A Singer from the Sea by Amelia E. Barr (1898) and Lyrics of Love and Laughter by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1903). The flexibility of the design shows Morse's ability as a commercial designer.
Written in African American dialect
Author
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
"Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) overcame racism and poverty to become one of the best-known authors in America, and the first African American to earn a living from his poetry, fiction, drama, journalism, and lectures. This original collection includes the short novel The Sport of the Gods, Dunbar's essential essays and short stories, and his finest poems, such as "Sympathy," all of which explore crucial social, political, and humanistic issues...
