Our Intellectual Strength and Weakness: A Short Historical and Critical Review of Literature, Art and Education in CanadaBourinot, John George
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Our Intellectual Strength and Weakness: A Short Historical and Critical Review of Literature, Art and Education in Canada
Bourinot, John George
Canada -- Intellectual life; Canadian literature -- History and criticism; French-Canadian literature -- History and criticism
Dawson, Sir W., _doyen_ of Science in Canada, 19, 32, 34, 38, 84.
"Découverte du Mississippi, La," poem by L. Fréchette quoted, 72.
Dent, John C., his histories, 19, 70.
Derby, the Earl of, his farewell address to the Royal Society of
Canada, 85.
Deville, E., his contributions to Royal Society, 39.
Dewart, E. H., poet, his collection of Canadian poems, 73.
Dionne, N. E., his writings, 62, 72.
"Dodge Club Abroad," by Professor De Mille, 29, 83.
Doyle, Conan, his "Refugees" held up to imitation of Canadian writers
of romance, 28.
"Dread Voyage," poem by W. Campbell, 75.
"Dreamland" and other poems by C. Mair, 74.
Dunbar, sculptor, 88.
Duncan, Sara Jeannette, author, 29.
Duvar, John Hunter, poet, 75.
Ede, T. C. V., artist, wins success at Chicago World's Fair, 89.
Edgar, James D., poet, 26.
Edgar, Mrs., her "Ridout Letters" quoted, 78.
Education, in French Canada under old regime, 7, 8;
in Canada from 1760-1840, 9;
from 1840-1893, 65;
its present condition and defects, 49-51.
Emerson, representative of original American genius, 23.
"Epic of the Dawn," poem by N. F. Davin, 75.
Essayists, names of principal French and English, 81.
Faillon, Abbé, his history of the "Colonie française," 19, 70.
Fauna of St. John Group, geological work by G. F. Matthew, 39.
Ferland, J. B. A., his "History of Canada," 18, 70.
"Flag of Old England," poem by Joseph Howe, quoted, 80.
Flora and Botany of Canada, essays on, by Professors Lawson, Macoun
and Penhallow, 39.
Forbes, J. C., artist, 87.
"Foreclosure of the Mortgage," painting by G. A. Reid, 87.
Forster, J. W. L., artist, his remarks on the tendency of Canadian
art, 89.
Fraser, J. A., artist, wins success at Chicago "World's Fair," 89.
Fréchette, L., his poems, 29;
quotation from his "Découverte du Mississippi," 72;
essayist, 81.
French Canada: early writers of her history, Champlain, Boucher, Le
Clercq, Charlevoix, etc., 6, 7, 61-64;
culture and science during French regime, 8;
historians and poets from 1760-1840, 17, 18;
from 1840 to 1867, 20, 74;
from 1867-1893, 72-74;
writers of romance few in number, 27;
influence of the French language, 58-60;
its probable duration, 59.
French language in Canada, remarks on, 58-60.
French Canadian poetry, an estimate of its merits, 22-24.
Gagen, R. F., artist, 87.
"Gazette" of Montreal, 13.
Galissonière, La, his culture and scientific spirit, 8, 64, 65.
Ganong, Prof., contributor to Royal Society of Canada, 38.
Garneau, F. X., his "Histoire du Canada," 18, 70.
Gladstone, Right Hon. Mr., portrait of, painted by J. C. Forbes, 87.
"Globe" of Toronto, 51.
"Golden Dog, The," romance by W. Kirby, 27;
translated by P. LeMay, 81.
Gordon, A. Lindsay, his spirited poem, "The Sick Stock-rider," quoted,
79.
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