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- Title
Paul Dunbar and the mask of dialect.
- Authors
Keeling, John
- Abstract
A critique is presented of poems such as "The Poet," "To The Eastern Shore," and "We Wear the Mask" by 19th century African American poet Paul Dunbar, focusing on Dunbar's self-identity and his frustration over critical focus on his dialect poems over his standard English poems. Plantation Tradition conventions in poetry, Dunbar's social conditions, and blues music structure in poetry are also discussed.
- Subjects
POET, The (Poem : Dunbar); TO The Eastern Shore (Poem); WE Wear the Mask (Poem : Dunbar); DUNBAR, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906; ENGLISH dialect poetry; AFRICAN American poets; POETS; SOCIAL history
- Publication
Southern Literary Journal, 1993, Vol 25, Issue 2, p24
- ISSN
0038-4291
- Publication type
Poetry Review