Lyrics of Lowly Life

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Lyrics of Lowly Life is a celebrated 1896 poetry collection by Paul Laurence Dunbar that poignantly portrays African American life and dialect in the post–Civil War United States.

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Lyrics of Lowly Life canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
poetry collection
author Paul Laurence Dunbar
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception celebrated
genre African American literature
poetry
hasForm dialect verse
standard English verse
hasPoem A Death Song
A Negro Love Song
Accountability
An Ante-Bellum Sermon
Sympathy
The Change
The Colored Band
The Colored Soldiers
The Corn-Stalk Fiddle
The Debt
The Deserted House
The Deserted Plantation
The Dilettante
The Haunted Oak
The Lawyers' Ways
The Lesson
The Mystery
The Old Apple-Tree
The Old Cabin
The Party
The Poet
The Rising of the Storm
The Seedling
The Sparrow
The Unsung Heroes
The Vagrant
The Warrior's Prayer
We Wear the Mask
When Malindy Sings
influenced later African American poets
language English
literaryMovement Harlem Renaissance precursor
notableFor early critical success of Paul Laurence Dunbar
portrayal of African American everyday life
use of African American dialect
partOf Paul Laurence Dunbar bibliography
placeOfPublication New York City
publicationYear 1896
publisher Dodd, Mead and Company
subjectMatter African American life
dialect poetry
post–Civil War United States
racial inequality
theme love and loss
religious faith
struggle and resilience
timePeriodDepicted Reconstruction era
late 19th century

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Paul Laurence Dunbar notableWork Lyrics of Lowly Life
Majors and Minors followedBy Lyrics of Lowly Life
Lyrics of the Hearthside follows Lyrics of Lowly Life
We Wear the Mask relatedWorkByAuthor Lyrics of Lowly Life
subject linked to: “We Wear the Mask”