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
Intellectual Development in Canada: under the French regime, 5-8;
books, newspapers, education and culture from 1760-1840, 9-18;
from 1840-1893, 19-27;
statesmen of intellectual power, mentioned, 14, 15;
historical literature, 18, 20;
poets, 20;
essayists, 81;
humorists, 11;
novelists, 27;
biographers, 42;
pulpit literature, 43;
legal literature, 43;
newspaper development, 52;
the Royal Society and its work, 33-42;
success of scientific writers, 32;
want of good magazines, 40;
no very striking results yet achieved, 45;
obstacles in the way of successful literary results in Canada, 46;
artistic achievement, 54, 55;
architectural work lacking originality, 57;
general remarks, on the intellectual conditions of Canada, 58;
what is wanted to stimulate mental effort in the Dominion, 60;
intellectual standard of our legislative bodies, 43;
the great drain on our intellectual strength by the legislative
bodies of the Dominion, 44;
business capacity now chiefly conspicuous in legislative halls, 45.
Jacobi, O. R., artist, 88.
Jamestown, Va., in ruins, 3, 61.
Jesuit College, founded at Quebec, 7.
Jesuit Relations, 6, 63.
Johnstone, James W., statesman, 15.
Kalm, Peter, his reference to culture and science in French Canada,
8, 64.
Kane, Paul, painter of Indian scenes, 88.
Katzmann, M. J., poet, 77.
Kingsford, W., his "History of Canada," 71;
his address, _In Memoriam_, Sir D. Wilson, 34, 84.
Kirby, W., his "Golden Dog," and other works, 27, 81.
Knowles, G., artist, 88.
Krieghoff, painter of Canadian scenery, 88.
Laflamme, Prof., contributor to Royal Society, 39.
Lafitau, his account of Indian life and customs, 6, 63.
Lafontaine, Sir Louis Hypolite, statesman, 14.
"Lake Lyrics," poems by W. Campbell, 75.
Lampman, Archibald, poet, 20, 75.
"Later Canadian Poems," collected by J. E. Wetherell, 76.
Laval University, mentioned, 7, 39, 70.
Law, literature of, in Canada, 43.
Legendre, N., author, 76.
"Légendes Canadiennes," by Abbé Casgrain, 71.
"Legend of the Rose," poem by S. J. Watson, 73.
Legislative Buildings at Quebec, their architecture, 90.
Legislative Buildings at Toronto, their architecture, 90.
LeMay, P., his poems, 20, 73.
Lescarbot, Marc, his "Nouvelle France," 6, 62.
Lespérance, John, novelist, 77.
"Les Echos," poems by Judge Routhier, 74.
"Les Fleurs Boréales," prize poems by L. Fréchette, 72.
"Les Laurentiennes," poems by B. Sulte, 73.
LeSueur, W. D., essayist, 81.
Libraries in Canada, before 1840, 10;
at present time, 53, 87, 90.
Lighthall, W. D., his collection of Canadian poems, 76.
Lockhart, B. W. and A. J., poets, 74.
Logan, Sir William, geologist, born in Canada, 19.
"London Times," an example of a perfect newspaper, 16.
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