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Alsop, Richard
Alsop, Richard (1761–1815), one of the Connecticut Wits, frequently collaborated with other members of the group in such light verse as The Echo and The Political Greenhouse. His serious poetry, including American Poems (1793) and The Charms of Fancy (1856), is conventional, imitative, and bookish.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Alsop, Richard." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Alsop, Richard." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-AlsopRichard.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Alsop, Richard." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-AlsopRichard.html |
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Richard Alsop
Richard Alsop ôl´səp , 1761–1815, American author, b. Middletown, Conn. Best remembered as one of the Connecticut Wits , he collaborated with Theodore Dwight and others in writing light satiric verse for the Political Greenhouse and the Echo. |
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"Richard Alsop." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Richard Alsop." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Alsop-Ri.html "Richard Alsop." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Alsop-Ri.html |
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