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More than two dozen of Dunbar's poems are woven throughout this volume, illuminating the phases of his life and serving as examples of dialect, imagery, and tone.
“Can you tell me where I can find the residence of Mr. Isaac Jackson?” he asked sonorously as he reached ... The stranger stalked about in conversational splints until they arrived at Isaac Jackson's door. Then giving his guide a dime, ...
I's right well , I's glad to tell you ( dough dis climate ain't to blame ) , An ' I hopes w'en dese lines reach you , dat dey ' ll fin ' yo ' se'f de same . Cose I'se feelin kin ' o ' homesick - dat ' s ez nachul ez kin be , Wen a ...
Dunbar is the first American Negro of pure African bloodto reveal innate distinction in literature; as W.D. Howells has said, to feel the Negro life esthetically and express it lyrically.
... save us f'om de powah An ' I's glad hit ' s so . Of de gold - bug ragin ' ' roun ' an ' Doctah says ' at I ' ll die young , seekin ' who he may de- Well , I wants to go ! vowah . Whut ' s de use o ' livin ' hyeah , W'en de gal you ...
A biography of the turn-of-the-century black poet and novelist whose works were among the first to give an honest presentation of black life.
So far as I could remember, Paul Dunbar was the only man of pure African blood and of American civilization to feel the negro life aesthetically and express it lyrically.
The Paul Laurence Dunbar Reader: A Selection of the Best of Paul Laurence Dunbar's Poetry and Prose, Including Writings Never...
This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more.
This book paints a rich and memorable portrait of the first African American to earn his living as a writer.