Hartford Wits

The Connecticut Wits, also called Hartford Wits, was an American poet circle.

End of the 18th century, former students and teachers of the Yale University met in Hartford, Connecticut, to help the independent literature of young America to break through. It now and then fell to Thomas Jefferson and his policies in their literary visor.

Therefore, the Connecticut Wits were initially exposed to great hostility, since their views appeared to the conservative establishment to liberal. But from today's perspective, they remained rooted very much in the English literature.

It was a loose circle regularly in Hartford to Timothy Dwight IV rallied. An inner core consisted of the already Mentioned, David Humphries, John Trumbull, Lemuel Hopkins, Richard Alsop, Theodore Dwight, and Joel Barlow. From case to case, young writers or guests were invited by their rank and standing.

Works

The Hartford Wits also published in various formations some collaborative works, such as The Anarchiad (1786-187), The Echo (1791-1805) The political and Greenhouse (1799 ).