Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been enslaved in Kentucky before the American Civil War, Dunbar began writing stories and verse when he was a child. He published his first poems at the age of 16 in a Dayton newspaper, and served as president of his high school's literary society.Dunbar's popularity increased rapidly after his work was praised by William Dean Howells, a leading editor associated with ''Harper's Weekly''. Dunbar became one of the first African-American writers to establish an international reputation. In addition to his poems, short stories, and novels, he also wrote the lyrics for the musical comedy ''In Dahomey'' (1903), the first all-African-American musical produced on Broadway in New York. The musical later toured in the United States and the United Kingdom. Suffering from tuberculosis, which then had no cure, Dunbar died in Dayton, Ohio, at the age of 33.
Much of Dunbar's more popular work in his lifetime was written in the "Negro dialect" associated with the antebellum South, though he also used the Midwestern regional dialect of James Whitcomb Riley. Dunbar also wrote in conventional English in other poetry and novels and is considered the first important African American sonnet writer. Since the late 20th century, scholars have become more interested in these other works. Provided by Wikipedia
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The selected literary letters of Paul Laurence Dunbar / by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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Speakin' o' Christmas, and other Christmas and special poems / by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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Poems of cabin and field. by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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I greet the dawn : poems / by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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The strength of Gideon, and other stories. by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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Lyrics of lowly life. by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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The fanatics. by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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The love of Landry. by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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The uncalled; a novel. by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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The sport of the gods. by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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Folks from Dixie. by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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The complete poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar / by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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Majors and minors; poems, by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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Joggin' erlong. by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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In old plantation days. by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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Poems of cabin and field. by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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The heart of Happy Hollow. by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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The collected poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar / by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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Jump back, Honey : poems / by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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In his own voice : the dramatic and other uncollected works of Paul Laurence Dunbar / by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
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