Project Gutenberg 2016-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 54 Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin) 1847 1926 Beers, Henry Augustin 20022823 The Connecticut Wits, and Other Essays The Connecticut wits -- The singer of the Old Swimmin' Hole -- Emerson's journals -- The art of letter writing -- Thackeray's centenary -- Retrospects and prospects of the English drama -- Sheridan -- The poetry of the Cavaliers -- Abraham Cowley -- Milton's tercentenary -- Shakespeare's contemporaries. Produced by Larry Harrison and Cindy Beyer and the online Project Gutenberg team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net with images provided by The Internet Archives "The Connecticut Wits, and Other Essays" by Henry A. Beers is a collection of literary essays written in the early 20th century. The book specifically delves into the contributions of a group of 18th-century Connecticut writers known as the Connecticut Wits, who sought to cultivate American literature in a post-Revolutionary society. Their ambitions included modernizing the educational curriculum and producing poetry that resonated with the American experience, amidst historical and political pursuits. At the start of the volume, Beers introduces the Connecticut Wits as a significant literary movement that emerged in a time of national identity formation. He describes a camaraderie among Yale graduates who shared common goals in elevating American literature, addressing their satire, and creating works that would reflect the vastness and beauty of America. The narrative offers insights into their attempts to blend literary ambition with patriotism, while also touching on their lesser-known relatives and contemporaries, thus setting the stage for the literary discussions that follow in the essays. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English literature -- History and criticism Connecticut -- Intellectual life PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature 387662 388378 2024-09-21T09:58:03.969961 2023-09-22T07:14:56.663547 text/html text/html 385571 2016-01-13T21:43:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 184899 2016-01-13T21:43:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 194941 2024-09-21T09:58:08.829901 application/epub+zip 201007 2024-09-21T09:58:04.721937 application/epub+zip 196189 2024-09-21T09:58:04.354910 application/epub+zip 299878 2024-09-21T09:58:12.276902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280305 2024-09-21T09:58:08.466938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277378 2022-09-23T07:02:14.221672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346015 345850 2024-09-21T09:58:03.450940 2023-09-22T07:14:55.941552 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 346274 2016-01-13T21:43:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 139018 2016-01-13T21:43:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19082 2024-09-21T09:58:12.413853 application/rdf+xml 18668 2024-09-21T09:58:04.426918 image/jpeg 2701 2024-09-21T09:58:04.390914 image/jpeg 185326 2024-09-21T09:58:04.010893 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia