DUNBAR, PAUL LAURENCE

dŭnˈbär, 1872–1906, American poet and novelist, b. Dayton, Ohio. The son of former slaves, he won recognition with his Lyrics of Lowly Life (1896)—a collection of poems from his Oak and Ivy (1893) and Majors and Minors (1895). His humorous poems employing African-American folk materials and dialect were especially popular with the public, but Dunbar viewed them as a means of getting his other works published and came to despise them. Dunbar's other works include four novels, the best known of which is The Sport of the Gods (1902); four collections of short stories, notably Folks from Dixie (1898), in which he portrayed the lives of Southern blacks; and numerous song lyrics.

See his Complete Poems (1913); biographies by B. Brawley (1936, repr. 1967) and A. Gayle (1971); study by J. Martin, ed. (1974); E. Alexander, ed., Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow: The Tragic Courtship and Marriage of Paul Laurence Dunbar and Alice Ruth Moore (2002).

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The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Book by Paul Laurence Dunbar; Dodd, Mead, 1913
Subjects: Poetry
pleasure no less than my duty to offer Paul Dunbars work in another place. It seemed to me a happy omen...to their literary development. So far as I could remember, Paul Dunbar was the only man of pure African blood and of American civilization...
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Great American Writers: Twentieth Century - Vol. 3
Book by R. Baird Shuman; Marshall Cavendish, 2002
Subjects: American Literature--20th Century--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries, Authors, American--20th Century--Biography--Dictionaries, Cormier, Robert--Criticism and interpretation, Cummings, E. E--(Edward Estlin)--1894-1962--Criticism and interpretation, Davies, Robertson--1913-1995--Criticism and interpretation, Didion, Joan--Criticism and interpretation, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--1872-1906--Criticism and interpretation, Dylan, Bob--1941---Criticism and interpretation
...The Complete Poems of Hollow Paul Laurence Dunbar 1938 The Best Stories of Paul...Poetry of Laurence Dunbar, ed. Paul Laurence Dunbar, Benjamin Brawley ed. Joanne...1975. Cunningham, Virginia. Paul Laurence Dunbar and His Song. New York: Dodd...
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A Southern Life: Letters of Paul Green, 1916-1981
Book by Laurence G. Avery; University of North Carolina Press, 1994
Subjects: Dramatists, American--20th Century--Correspondence, Green, Paul--1894-1981--Correspondence, Southern States--Social Life And Customs
...History of the American Negro 1921 , Paul Laurence Dunbar, Poet of his People 1936 , and...stories to Greens folklore collection Paul Greens Wordbook: An Alphabet of...writers in America Benjamin Brawley to Paul Green, 18 December 1924 , PG...
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The Philosophy of C. D. Broad
Book by Paul Arthur Schilpp; Tudor Publishing, 1959
Subjects: Broad, C. D--(Charlie Dunbar)--1887-1971
...gifted, and one of them became a distinguished public servant and historical scholar. This was George Laurence, afterwards Sir Laurence Gomme b. 1853, d. 1916 . He combined great administrative ability with a lively and scholarly interest...
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Great American Writers: Twentieth Century - Vol. 6
Book by R. Baird Shuman; Marshall Cavendish, 2002
Subjects: American Literature--20th Century--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries, Authors, American--20th Century--Biography--Dictionaries, Hughes, Langston--1902-1967--Criticism and interpretation, Hurston, Zora Neale--Criticism and interpretation, Irving, John--Criticism and interpretation, Jeffers, Robinson--1887-1962--Criticism and interpretation, Knowles, John--Criticism and interpretation, Laurence, Margaret--Criticism and interpretation, Lee, Harper--Criticism and interpretation, Lewis, Sinclair--1885-1951--Criticism and interpretation
...particularly Sandburgs celebration of populist values and popular cul- ture. He knew the work of black poets, such as Paul Laurence Dunbar, and was a friend of his contemporary Countee Cullen, but he drew inspiration more from folk traditions and street...
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Paul Laurence Dunbar: A Credit to His Race?
Journal article by Lillian S. Robinson, Greg Robinson; African American Review, Vol. 41, 2007
Subjects: African American authors--Influence, African American authors--Public opinion, African American authors--Works, African American writers--Influence, African American writers--Public opinion, African American writers--Works, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--Influence, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--Public opinion, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--Works
Paul Laurence Dunbar: A Credit to His Race? by Lillian...black schoolchild knew the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar, which was recited in school...Brooks might grow up to be "the lady Paul Laurence Dunbar!" (Brooks 56). Much later...
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Paul Laurence Dunbar and the Project of Cultural Reconstruction
Journal article by Reynolds J. Scott-Childress; African American Review, Vol. 41, 2007
Subjects: African American authors--Marketing, African American authors--Works, African American writers--Marketing, African American writers--Works, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--Marketing, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--Works, Editors--Influence, Gilder, Richard Watson--Influence, Johnson, Robert Underwood--Influence, Literature publishing--History, Literature publishing--Social aspects
Paul Laurence Dunbar and the Project of Cultural Reconstruction...by Reynolds J. Scott-Childress Paul Laurence Dunbar presented a curious sight to the...experience. Just at that moment, Paul Laurence Dunbar sent them a poem. Dunbars Search...
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Paul Laurence Dunbar and the African American Elegy
Journal article by Marcellus Blount; African American Review, Vol. 41, 2007
Subjects: Activists--Influence, African American authors--Criticism and interpretation, African American authors--Works, African American writers--Criticism and interpretation, African American writers--Works, Booker T. Washington (Poem)--Criticism and interpretation, Douglass, Frederick--Influence, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--Criticism and interpretation, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--Works, Elegiac poetry--Criticism and interpretation, Elegies--Criticism and interpretation, Political activists--Influence, Reformers--Influence, Social reformers--Influence
Paul Laurence Dunbar and the African American Elegy...passing of her noblest born.--Paul Laurence Dunbar, "Frederick Douglass" 11. 1...Dunbar taught him. His elegy "Paul Laurence Dunbar" (1978) runs: We lay red roses...
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Factoring out Race: The Cultural Context of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Journal article by David Bradley; African American Review, Vol. 41, 2007
Subjects: African American authors--Criticism and interpretation, African American authors--Works, African American literature--Study and teaching, African American writers--Criticism and interpretation, African American writers--Works, American literature--African American authors, American literature--Study and teaching, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--Criticism and interpretation, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--Works, Education--Methods, Education--Personal narratives, Lyrics of Lowly Life (Poetry collection)--Criticism and interpretation, Teaching methods--Personal narratives
...Race: The Cultural Context of Paul Laurence Dunbar. by David Bradley I am always...when I have been writing about Paul Laurence Dunbar. My first Dunbar project was...Other Essential Writings of Paul Laurence Dunbar. Although the publisher...
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Paul Laurence Dunbar and the Genres of Dialect
Journal article by Michael Cohen; African American Review, Vol. 41, 2007
Subjects: African American authors--Criticism and interpretation, African American authors--Works, African American literature--Study and teaching, African American writers--Criticism and interpretation, African American writers--Works, American literature--African American authors, American literature--Study and teaching, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--Criticism and interpretation, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--Works, Poetry
Paul Laurence Dunbar and the Genres of Dialect. by Michael...interview with the Chicago Tribune, Paul Laurence Dunbar was asked, "And when you do write...written and spoken language" ("Paul Laurence Dunbar" 280). For Howells, as for other...
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magazine articles on: Dunbar Paul Laurence  - 73 results

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Web Site Highlights Paul Laurence Dunbar's Poetry
Magazine article by Ronald Roach; Black Issues in Higher Education, Vol. 21, February 26, 2004
Subjects: Dunbar, Paul Laurence (1872-1906), Poetry, Poets, Web sites
Web Site Highlights Paul Laurence Dunbars Poetry by Ronald Roach...years after his death in 1906, Paul Laurence Dunbar, one of the first African Americans...because of the Internet. The Paul Laurence Dunbar Web site, sponsored by the University...
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Greene County and Wilberforce
Magazine article by Henry Chase, Charles Blockson; American Visions, Vol. 10, April 1995
Subjects: African Methodist Episcopal Church--History, Dayton, Ohio--Historic sites, Dunbar, Paul Laurence, Greene County, Ohio--Historic sites, Ohio--Historic sites, Payne, Daniel Alexander--Appreciation, Underground railroad--Historic sites, Wilberforce University--History
...displaced, and examine the home of Paul Laurence Dunbar--the first African-American...Here the visitor will find the Paul Laurence Dunbar House, which alone repays...enslaved in the Deep South, Paul Laurence Dunbar was the star of his high schools...
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The Outer Banks
Magazine article by Bridgette A. Lacy; American Visions, Vol. 10, April 1995
Subjects: Coleman, Bessie--Biography, Dunbar, Paul Laurence, North Carolina--Galleries and museums, Outer Banks--Description and travel, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Outer Banks, North Carolina--Appreciation
...Waterside Theatre is The Lost Colony, Paul Greens spellbinding drama about...of the brothers were friends of Paul Laurence Dunbar, the first African-American...schools sole African American), Dunbar edited the Dayton Tatler that the...
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Renaissance of the National Theatre
Magazine article by Laurence Green; Contemporary Review, Vol. 271, July 1997
Subjects: National Theatre of Great Britain--Performances, United Kingdom--Buildings, facilities, etc.
...Theatre was founded, Laurence Olivier, its first...Gabriel Borkman with Paul Scofield in the title...performances from Paul Rhys as Edgar who...her psychoanalyst, Paul Shelley as Kendall...Curtis and Adrian Dunbar as Charley Johnson...strongest seasons. Laurence Green is an arts...
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Video Wall New Concept for Feature
Magazine article by Laurence Jarvik; American Cinematographer, Vol. 70, January 1989
Video Wall New Concept for Feature by Laurence Jarvik As motion picture screens shrink...and development of this new technology. Paul Nobel, president of IMTECH (manufacturer...Chomyns lighting was assisted by Jefferson Dunbar, Pablo Miralles, Terence Cummings...
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Ownership Dream in Reach; U Street Residents Aim to Keep Former Dunbar Hotel Site
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 13, 2009
Subjects: Hotels and motels
...Street Residents Aim to Keep Former Dunbar Hotel Site. Byline: Sandra Butler...Northwest belie the history of the Paul Laurence Dunbar Hotel that was once at the intersection...integrated in the nations capital, the Dunbar Hotel was the only major hotel...
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Rugby Union: How the Allied Dunbar Premiership Teams Line Up
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), November 21, 1998
Rugby Union: How the Allied Dunbar Premiership Teams Line Up. GLOUCESTER...shine at fly-half in the absence of Paul Grayson. Richmond have their share...Ireland and starts in the centre, with Laurence Scrase filling Kenny Logans slot on...
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1900-1909
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 22, 1999
Subjects: Roosevelt, Theodore
...Man and Superman." FAREWELL Henry Whistler and Paul Gauguin die. WELCOME Evelyn Waugh is born. WELL...for women is banned internationally. GOODBYE Paul Laurence Dunbar, Henrik Ibsen and Paul Cezanne die. WELCOME Samuel Beckett, Greta Garbo...
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The Anti-Literary Travel Book
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), December 31, 2010
Subjects: Books
...favorite chapter, Dayton, Ohio, for the home of Paul Laurence Dunbar, the poet who wrote, and Maya Angelou borrowed...objects, even our brains - elude. * "I love the Paul Laurence Dunbar House in Dayton, Ohio. I love it because it is...
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An Eye-Opening Trail of Black Achievement; More Than 200 Sites of Note Located in District
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 5, 2004
...designed Eastern Market and the old Dunbar High School. "It was the center...porches and gingerbread. Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar lived here for a time, at 1934...667-0744. Le Droit Park Paul Laurence Dunbar Residence: 1934 4th St. NW...
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Dunbar, Paul Laurence
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DUNBAR, PAUL LAURENCE dun bar, 1872 1906, American poet...especially popular with the public, but Dunbar viewed them as a means of getting his...The Tragic Courtship and Marriage of Paul Laurence Dunbar and Alice Ruth Moore (2002...
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National Parks and Monuments
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...sites include Old South Meeting House, the home of Paul Revere, obelisk commemorating the Battle of Bunker...life and work of the Wright brothers , as well as poet Paul Laurence Dunbar . Edgar Allan Poe HS SE Pa. 1978 .52 (.21) In 1843...
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Dayton
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Historical Park (see National Parks and Monuments , table). Also in the park is the home of their friend the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar . Daytons life for decades before the 1990s was dominated by the National Cash Register company, which built many...


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