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Duyckinck, Evert Augustus
Duyckinck, Evert Augustus (1816–78),with his brother George Long Duyckinck (1823–63) edited the New York Literary World (1847–53), the leading weekly literary review of the period. Prominent in literary society, they were acquainted with Irving, Cooper, Halleck, Bryant, and Melville, and were instrumental in the first publication of many writers. The brothers continued their collaboration in the Cyclopaedia of American Literature (1855, revised 1866), the most comprehensive scholarly work of its kind at that date. Although no longer a standard reference, it is still valuable for students. E.A. Duyckinck edited other periodicals and many books, and assembled a large and important library, now in the New York Public Library. With Cornelius Mathews, he founded and edited the literary journal Arcturus.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Duyckinck, Evert Augustus." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Duyckinck, Evert Augustus." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-DuyckinckEvertAugustus.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Duyckinck, Evert Augustus." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-DuyckinckEvertAugustus.html |
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Evert Augustus Duyckinck
Evert Augustus Duyckinck , 1816–78, American editor and biographer, b. New York City, grad. Columbia, 1835. From 1840 to 1842 he edited Arturus, a Journal of Books and Opinion, and from 1848 to 1853, with his brother George Long Duyckinck (1823–63), he owned and edited the Literary World, the best literary weekly of the period. With his brother he also edited and prepared much of the copy for the Cyclopedia of American Literature (2 vol., 1855), which he revised and enlarged in 1866 and which was a standard work in its time. |
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"Evert Augustus Duyckinck." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Evert Augustus Duyckinck." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Duyckinc.html "Evert Augustus Duyckinck." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Duyckinc.html |
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