Polyanthos (magazine)
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The Polyanthos was a monthly literary magazine published in Boston
, Massachusetts
by Joseph Tinker Buckingham
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Contributors of essays, biographical articles and other literature included Wilkes Allen; Rev. John Eliot (of New North Church); John Lathrop, Jr.; Samuel Louder; John Lovering; John Randall; Solomon Stoddard; Royall Tyler
; Samuel A. Wells; and Rufus Wyman. Buckingham also wrote theatre reviews in each issue. In addition, most issues featured an engraving, often a portrait by Samuel Harris (ca.1784-1810).
The magazine ceased in 1814 "for the ungrateful or undiscerning public, — notwithstanding the expressed flattery of their taste and confidence in their liberality, — suffered it to wither and die."
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
by Joseph Tinker Buckingham
Joseph T. Buckingham
Joseph Tinker Buckingham was a journalist and politician in New England. He rose from humble beginnings to become an influential conservative intellectual in Boston.-Family and early life:...
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Contributors of essays, biographical articles and other literature included Wilkes Allen; Rev. John Eliot (of New North Church); John Lathrop, Jr.; Samuel Louder; John Lovering; John Randall; Solomon Stoddard; Royall Tyler
Royall Tyler
Royall Tyler , American jurist and playwright who wrote The Contrast in 1787 and published The Algerine Captive in 1797. He wrote several legal tracts, six plays, a musical drama, two long poems, a semifictional travel narrative, The Yankey in London , and essays...
; Samuel A. Wells; and Rufus Wyman. Buckingham also wrote theatre reviews in each issue. In addition, most issues featured an engraving, often a portrait by Samuel Harris (ca.1784-1810).
The magazine ceased in 1814 "for the ungrateful or undiscerning public, — notwithstanding the expressed flattery of their taste and confidence in their liberality, — suffered it to wither and die."