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 NERFINISHED
contributor Paul Laurence Dunbar NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
follows Lyrics of Lowly Life NERFINISHED
genre African American literature
lyric poetry
hasPoemByTitle The Awakening NERFINISHED
The Change NERFINISHED
The Colored Soldiers NERFINISHED
The Deserted Plantation NERFINISHED
The Lawyers' Ways NERFINISHED
The Mystery NERFINISHED
The Old Apple-Tree NERFINISHED
The Old Cabin NERFINISHED
The Old Front Gate NERFINISHED
The Old Front Porch NERFINISHED
The Old Homestead NERFINISHED
The Old Tunes NERFINISHED
The Poet and His Song NERFINISHED
The Secret NERFINISHED
The Seedling NERFINISHED
The Song NERFINISHED
The Sparrow NERFINISHED
The Unsung Heroes NERFINISHED
The Valse NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
usesLanguageStyle standard English

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Paul Laurence Dunbar notableWork Lyrics of the Hearthside