The Yale Literary Magazine (Vol. I, No. 4, June 1836)

By Various

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Within the hallowed halls of Yale, students grapple with truth, ambition, and the bittersweet realities of love and loss in this collection of early 19th-century writings.

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Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Literature Teaching & Education

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2021-12-12

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"The Yale Literary Magazine (Vol. I, No. 4, June 1836)" by Various is a compilation of literary contributions from Yale College students in the 1830s, expressing their youthful perspectives through essays and poetry. The writings explore profound ideas, questioning concepts like truth, ambition, and the role of morality within literature. This volume begins with a thoughtful inquiry of truth, its complicated relationship to human perception, followed by fatherly love and the worries of parenthood expressed in verse, crafting a reflective atmosphere that prompts readers to consider complex moral and emotional themes through varied literary styles.