Barlow, Joel

Barlow, Joel
(1754-1812)
   Poet, b. at Reading, Connecticut, served for a time as an army chaplain, and thereafter betook himself to law, and finally to commerce and diplomacy, in the former of which he made a fortune. He was much less successful as a poet than as a man of affairs. His writings include Vision of Columbus (1787), afterwards expanded into the Columbiad (1807), The Conspiracy of Kings (1792), and The Hasty Pudding (1796), a mock-heroic poem, his best work. These are generally pompous and dull. In 1811 he was app. ambassador to France, and met his death in Poland while journeying to meet Napoleon.

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  • Barlow, Joel — born March 24, 1754, Redding, Connecticut Colony [U.S.] died Dec. 24, 1812, Żarnowiec, Pol. U.S. writer and poet. He was a member of the group of young writers known as the Hartford (or Connecticut) Wits, whose patriotism led them to attempt to… …   Universalium

  • Barlow,Joel — Bar·low (bärʹlō ), Joel. 1754 1812. American poet and diplomat in Algiers (1795 1797). Among his noted poetic works are “The Hasty Pudding” (1796) and the epic Columbiad (1807). * * * …   Universalium

  • BARLOW, JOEL —    an American poet and diplomatist; for his Republican zeal, was in 1792 accorded the rights of citizenship in France; wrote a poem The Vision of Columbus (1755 1812) …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Barlow, Joel —    см. Барло, Джоэл …   Писатели США. Краткие творческие биографии

  • Joel Barlow — (* 24. März 1754 in Redding, Connecticut; † 22. Oktober 1812 in Żarnowiec bei Krakau, Polen) war ein amerikanischer Dichter, Staatsmann und politischer Schriftsteller …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Joël Barlow — Joel Barlow Pour les articles homonymes, voir Barlow. Joel Barlow, né en 1755 dans le Connecticut et mort en 1812 en Pologne, est un poète et diplomate américain Il prit part dans sa première jeunesse à la guerre d indépendance. Il fut à la fois… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Joel Barlow — Dibujo de Joel Barlow. Joel Barlow (24 de marzo de 1754 – 26 de diciembre de 1812), fue un poeta y político estadounidense. Biografía Barlow nació en Redding, Fairfield County …   Wikipedia Español

  • Joel Barlow — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Barlow. Joel Barlow, né en 1755 dans le Connecticut et mort en 1812 en Pologne, est un poète et diplomate américain Il prit part dans sa première jeunesse à la guerre d indépendance. Il fut à la fois ministre… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Joel — /joh euhl/, n. 1. a Minor Prophet of the postexilic period. 2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. 3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning the Lord is God. * * * I Second of the 12 Minor Prophets in the Hebrew scriptures, author of the …   Universalium

  • Joel Barlow — (March 24, 1754 – December 26, 1812), American poet and politicianBiographyBarlow was born in Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He briefly attended Dartmouth College before graduating from Yale University in 1778, where he was also a post… …   Wikipedia

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