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Wit and wisdom : the forgotten literary life of New England villages / Joan Newlon Radner.

Radner, Joan Newlon, (author.).

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ISBN: 9781625347381
ISBN: 9781625347398
Physical Description: xiii, 254 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Publisher: Amherst : Bright Leaf, an imprint of University of Massachusetts Press, [2023]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-246) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue : the treasure in the attic -- Introduction -- "Report of Last Lyceum" : discovering a forgotten institution -- "A crown of wisdom weave" : the rural lyceum tradition -- "The great work of self-culture" : learning through debate -- "The ladies have nobly responded" : women in the lyceum -- "Who will sustain the paper?" : the work of editing -- "Effulgent in wisdom and sparkling with wit" : exploring the papers -- "Read by so many eager subscribers" : the press as model -- "The speaking eye and the listening ear" : performing the papers -- "How shall we win back lost ground?" : the end of an era -- Epilogue : "coming here among strangers" -- Appendices A. Lyceum papers consulted -- B. Constitution of the Literary Association, West Plymouth, NH (1870) -- C. The Emblem 1, no. 8 (Landaff, NH), February 25, 1860 -- D. "The three centuries," Bean's Corner Sunbeam (Jay, ME), January 16, 1877.