Come, bright Improvement! : : The Literary Societies of Nineteenth-Century Ontario / / Heather Murray.
The forerunner of today's book clubs, nineteenth-century literary societies provided a lively social and intellectual forum where people could gather and discuss books, cultural affairs, and current events. In Come bright Improvement!, Heather Murray explores the literary societies of Ontario b...
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Murray, Heather, author. Come, bright Improvement! : The Literary Societies of Nineteenth-Century Ontario / Heather Murray. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016] ©2002 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Studies in Book and Print Culture Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Maps -- CHAPTER ONE. A Legacy of Literary Culture -- CHAPTER TWO. Early Societies in Toronto -- CHAPTER THREE. Culture and Conflict in the Western District -- CHAPTER FOUR. Circle to Circle -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Rise of the Women's Societies -- CHAPTER SIX. Literary Study in the Literary Societies -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Literary Societies as a Source for History and Theory -- Appendix A: Literary and Debating Club Pledge, Hamilton, 1893 -- Appendix B: Readings and Recitations of the Barrie Literary Society, 1881-1893 -- Appendix C: Programs of Study of the Browning Club of Toronto, 1897-1905 -- Literary Societies of Nineteenth-Century Ontario: A Preliminary Resource Guide -- Notes -- Sources Cited -- Illustration Credits -- Index -- Backmatter restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The forerunner of today's book clubs, nineteenth-century literary societies provided a lively social and intellectual forum where people could gather and discuss books, cultural affairs, and current events. In Come bright Improvement!, Heather Murray explores the literary societies of Ontario between 1820 and 1900 - some of which are still in existence today - and examines the extent to which they mirrored or challenged contemporary social, political, and intellectual trends. Based on a wealth of original research with periodicals and local archival materials, Murray traces the evolution from early political and debating clubs to more dedicated literary and cultural societies, such as Shakespeare or Browning groups. Many people formed literary societies, including workers, women, Black fugitives, and members of religious denominations such as Quakers and Methodists. Murray studies the societies in detail, exploring everything from the reading materials they favoured to the other kinds of social and civic activities in which they participated. Of additional interest to scholars of book history if the book's resource guide, which records the location, history, and archival deposits of several hundred societies. A first in the study of the book club phenomenon, Come, bright Improvement! is a wonderful introduction to nineteenth-century Ontario, the history of book studies, and the history of reading. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019) Book clubs (Discussion groups) Ontario History 19th century. Books and reading Ontario History 19th century. English literature Appreciation Ontario. LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UTP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2015 9783110667691 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110490954 print 9780802036339 https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442673137 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781442673137.jpg |
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Murray, Heather, Come, bright Improvement! : The Literary Societies of Nineteenth-Century Ontario / Studies in Book and Print Culture Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Maps -- CHAPTER ONE. A Legacy of Literary Culture -- CHAPTER TWO. Early Societies in Toronto -- CHAPTER THREE. Culture and Conflict in the Western District -- CHAPTER FOUR. Circle to Circle -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Rise of the Women's Societies -- CHAPTER SIX. Literary Study in the Literary Societies -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Literary Societies as a Source for History and Theory -- Appendix A: Literary and Debating Club Pledge, Hamilton, 1893 -- Appendix B: Readings and Recitations of the Barrie Literary Society, 1881-1893 -- Appendix C: Programs of Study of the Browning Club of Toronto, 1897-1905 -- Literary Societies of Nineteenth-Century Ontario: A Preliminary Resource Guide -- Notes -- Sources Cited -- Illustration Credits -- Index -- Backmatter |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Maps -- CHAPTER ONE. A Legacy of Literary Culture -- CHAPTER TWO. Early Societies in Toronto -- CHAPTER THREE. Culture and Conflict in the Western District -- CHAPTER FOUR. Circle to Circle -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Rise of the Women's Societies -- CHAPTER SIX. Literary Study in the Literary Societies -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Literary Societies as a Source for History and Theory -- Appendix A: Literary and Debating Club Pledge, Hamilton, 1893 -- Appendix B: Readings and Recitations of the Barrie Literary Society, 1881-1893 -- Appendix C: Programs of Study of the Browning Club of Toronto, 1897-1905 -- Literary Societies of Nineteenth-Century Ontario: A Preliminary Resource Guide -- Notes -- Sources Cited -- Illustration Credits -- Index -- Backmatter |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Maps -- CHAPTER ONE. A Legacy of Literary Culture -- CHAPTER TWO. Early Societies in Toronto -- CHAPTER THREE. Culture and Conflict in the Western District -- CHAPTER FOUR. Circle to Circle -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Rise of the Women's Societies -- CHAPTER SIX. Literary Study in the Literary Societies -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Literary Societies as a Source for History and Theory -- Appendix A: Literary and Debating Club Pledge, Hamilton, 1893 -- Appendix B: Readings and Recitations of the Barrie Literary Society, 1881-1893 -- Appendix C: Programs of Study of the Browning Club of Toronto, 1897-1905 -- Literary Societies of Nineteenth-Century Ontario: A Preliminary Resource Guide -- Notes -- Sources Cited -- Illustration Credits -- Index -- Backmatter |
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