Item 10: Booklet from Oliver Oldschool, titled “The Port Folio: A Monthly Magazine”, 1815 October

Item — Box: 17, Folder: 4

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Dates

Created: 1815 October

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Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Periodical

Condition Note:

Poor.

Measurements:

9 ¼ in. x 6 ⅛ in.

Title:

The Port Folio: A Monthly Magazine

Description:

The booklet contains facts about various topics and poetry. This issue’s “Naval and Military Chronicle of the United States” contains statistics about the War of 1812. The statistics included are on troop numbers, rank, and deaths of the British troops. This issue contains a criticism of the 1814 poem “Roderick, the Last of the Goths”by Robert Southey. Southey was a British romantic poet,who held the duty of Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom. This position meant he would write poetry for Parliament to be read for special occasions. The critic gives high praise for the work and includes a portion of it. The magazine has an essay on pastoral poetry. Pastoral poetry is a genre of poetry that focuses on nature, shepherds, and love. This poetry genre became popular in the 18th century, but when this essay was published its popularity was waning. The essayist writes about his problems with the genre. The magazine concludes with a series of poems that readers send in. This item included a card from Jan 18th, 1836. It is from the Youth’s Tract Society of Philadelphia, and does not seem to be connected to the booklet it is kept with.