Hartford Wits
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The Hartford Wits were a group of late 18th-century Connecticut writers and poets, including figures like Joel Barlow, known for their satirical and Federalist-leaning contributions to early American literature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
circle of writers
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literary group ⓘ |
| activeIn | Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activity |
collaborative writing
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literary satire ⓘ political commentary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Connecticut Wits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | Yale College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork |
M’Fingal
NERFINISHED
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The Anarchiad NERFINISHED ⓘ The Echo NERFINISHED ⓘ The Vision of Columbus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Federalist propaganda
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development of American political satire ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| field | early American literature ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry
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political writing ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early national period of the United States
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post-American Revolutionary War era ⓘ |
| ideology | Federalist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Federalist literary culture
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later American satirists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexander Pope
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Augustan poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ British neoclassical satire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
heroic couplets
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mock-epic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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surface form:
Hartford, Connecticut
|
| mainTheme |
critique of democracy and radicalism
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satire of Anti-Federalists ⓘ support for strong central government ⓘ |
| movement | Federalism ⓘ |
| notableMember |
David Humphreys
NERFINISHED
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Joel Barlow NERFINISHED ⓘ John Trumbull NERFINISHED ⓘ Lemuel Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Mason Cogswell NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Alsop NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodore Dwight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-Anti-Federalist
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pro-Constitution ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
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