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Paul Laurence Dunbar
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Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was a seminal American poet of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 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Biography

Dunbar was born in Dayton, Ohio to parents who had escaped from slavery; his father was a veteran of the American Civil War, having served in the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and the 5th Massachusetts Colored Cavalry Regiment. Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South His parents instilled in him a love of learning and history. He was the only black student at Dayton Central High School and he participated actively as a student. During college, he was both the editor of the school newspaper and class president, as well as the president of the school literary society. Dunbar had also started the first African-American newsletter in Dayton.

He wrote his first poem at age 6 and gave his first public recital at age 9. Dunbar's first published work came in a newspaper put out by his high school friends Wilbur and Orville Wright, who owned a printing plant. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Wright Brothers later invested in the Dayton Tattler, a newspaper aimed at the black community, edited and published by Dunbar. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint.

His first collection of poetry, Oak and Ivy, was published in 1892 and attracted the attention of James Whitcomb Riley, the popular "Hoosier Poet". James Whitcomb Riley ( Greenfield, Indiana, October 7, 1849 &ndash July 22, 1916) was an American Both Riley and Dunbar wrote poems in both standard English and dialect. His second book, Majors and Minors (1895) brought him national fame and the patronage of William Dean Howells, the novelist and critic and editor of Harper's Weekly. William Dean Howells ( March 1 1837 – May 11 1920) was an American realist author and literary critic A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story The word critic comes from the Greek el κριτικός ( el-Latn kritikós) "able to discern" which in turn derives from the word After Howells' praise, his first two books were combined as Lyrics of Lowly Life and Dunbar started on a career of international literary fame. He moved to Washington, D. C. , in the Le Droit Park neighborhood. Le Droit Park is a neighborhood in Washington DC located immediately southeast of Howard University. While in Washington, he attended Howard University. Howard University is a private, Coeducational Nonsectarian University located in Washington D

His wife Alice Dunbar Nelson was a famous poet as well. Alice Ruth Moore Dunbar Nelson ( July 19, 1875 - September 18 1935) was an American poet journalist and political activist A graduate of Dillard University in New Orleans, her most famous works include a short story entitled "Violets". Dillard University is a private historically black Liberal arts college in New Orleans Louisiana. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana She and her husband also wrote books of poetry as companion pieces. An account of their love, life and marriage was depicted in a play by Kathleen McGhee-Anderson titled Oak and Ivy. [1]

He kept a lifelong friendship with the Wrights, and was also associated with Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington. Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, February 14 1818 February 20 1895 was an American abolitionist, editor, Orator Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5 1856 &ndash November 14 1915 was an American educator orator author and leader of the African-American community Brand Whitlock was also described as a close friend. Brand Whitlock (1869 &ndash 1934 was an American municipal reformer diplomat journalist and author [2] He was honored with a ceremonial sword by President Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T

He wrote a dozen books of poetry, four books of short stories, five novels, and a play. His essays and poems were published widely in the leading journals of the day. His work appeared in Harper's Weekly, the Saturday Evening Post, the Denver Post, Current Literature and a number of other publications. Harper's Weekly ( A Journal of Civilization) was an American political Magazine based in New York City. The Saturday Evening Post was a weekly Magazine published in the United States from August 4, 1821 to February 8, The Denver Post is a daily Newspaper and online website published in Denver Colorado. During his life, considerable emphasis was laid on the fact that Dunbar was of pure black descent, with no white ancestors.

Dunbar's work is known for its colorful language and use of dialect, and a conversational tone, with a brilliant rhetorical structure.

Dunbar traveled to England in 1897 to recite his works on the London literary circuit. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common He met the brilliant young black composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor who set some of his poems to music and who was influenced by Dunbar to use African and American Negro songs and tunes in future compositions. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (15 August 1875 &ndash 1 September 1912 was an English composer who achieved such success he was called the "African Mahler "

After his return, Dunbar took a job at the Library of Congress in Washington. The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress In 1900, Dunbar was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and moved to Colorado with his wife on the advice of his doctors. Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common Dunbar died at age thirty-three on February 9, 1906, and was interred in the Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.

Grave site and memorial.

1975 US Postage Stamp

Usage of dialect

Much of Dunbar's work was authored in conventional English, while some was rendered in African-American dialect. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States African American Vernacular English ( AAVE) – also called African American English; less precisely Black English, Black Vernacular, Dunbar remained always suspicious that there was something demeaning about the marketability of dialect poems:

“I am tired, so tired of dialect. I send out graceful little poems, suited for any of the magazines, but they are returned to me by editors who say, Dunbar, but we do not care for the language compositions. ”

Two brief examples of Dunbar's work, the first in standard English and the second in dialect, demonstrate the diversity of the poet's production:

What dreams we have and how they fly
Like rosy clouds across the sky;
Of wealth, of fame, of sure success,
Of love that comes to cheer and bless;
And how they whither, how they fade,
The waning wealth, the jilting jade —
The fame that for a moment gleams,
Then flies forever, — dreams, ah — dreams!

(From Dreams)

"Sunshine on de medders,
Greenness on de way;
Dat's de blessed reason
I sing all de day. "
Look hyeah! What you axing'?
What meks me so merry?
'Spect to see me sighin'
W'en hit's wa'm in Febawary?

(From A warm day in winter)

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See also

References

  1. ^ St. Louis - Arts & Entertainment - Color Bind
  2. ^ Paul Laurence, Printed Material

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