The sport of the gods
Subtitle: and other essential writings
By: edited and introduced by Shelley Fisher Fishkin and David Bradley.
Contributors: Fishkin, Shelley Fisher.; Bradley, David, 1950-
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 441
Subjects: African Americans -- Literary collections.
Genres: Literary collections.
Description: "Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) overcame racism and poverty to become one of the best-known authors in America, and the first African American to earn a living from his poetry, fiction, drama, journalism, and lectures. This original collection includes the short novel The Sport of the Gods, Dunbar's essential essays and short stories, and his finest poems, such as "Sympathy," all of which explore crucial social, political, and humanistic issues at the dawn of the twentieth century. A hundred years after Dunbar's untimely death, this hugely talented writer is due for a major rediscovery."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-441).