Lyrics of the Hearthside

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Lyrics of the Hearthside is a 1899 poetry collection by Paul Laurence Dunbar that blends dialect and standard English verse to portray African American life, domesticity, and emotional intimacy.

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instanceOf book
poetry collection
author Paul Laurence Dunbar
contributor Paul Laurence Dunbar
countryOfOrigin United States
follows Lyrics of Lowly Life
genre African American literature
lyric poetry
hasPoemByTitle The Awakening
The Change
The Colored Soldiers
The Deserted Plantation
The Lawyers' Ways
The Mystery
The Old Apple-Tree
The Old Cabin
The Old Front Gate
The Old Front Porch
The Old Homestead
The Old Tunes
The Poet and His Song
The Secret
The Seedling
The Song
The Sparrow
The Unsung Heroes
The Valse
language English
literaryForm poetry
movement Harlem Renaissance precursor
notableFor blend of dialect and standard English verse
intimate portrayal of African American domestic life
partOfAuthorPeriod late 19th-century works of Paul Laurence Dunbar
portrays African American domesticity
African American emotional life
publicationYear 1899
theme African American life
domestic life
emotional intimacy
everyday life
family
home
love
racial identity
usesDialect African American English dialect
usesLanguageStyle standard English

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Paul Laurence Dunbar notableWork Lyrics of the Hearthside