Joel Barlow
(1754-1812)
Buttorff,
William, and Ford, Arthur, eds. The Works of Joel Barlow.
Gainesville, Fla.: Scholars Facsimilies, 1970. Volume I is prose,
volume II, poetry. Photo-reproduced copies of Barlow's works as
they were originally printed, 1787-1811. Short introduction; otherwise
no scholarly or editorial apparatus.
Cantor,
Milton. "The Life of Joel Barlow." Doctoral dissertation,
Columbia, 1954. This is a full-scale work covering all aspects
of Barlow's life. Heavy political and diplomatic emphasis. Literary
activities are attended to, but not fully developed. An excellent
work. See the extensive bibliography.
Todd,
Charles Burr. Life and Letters of Joel Barlow: Poet, Statesman,
Philosopher. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1886; reprinted
by DaCapo Press: New York, 1970. Superseded by Woodress and by
Zunder, below.
Woodress,
James L. A Yankee's Odyssey: Life of Joel Barlow. New York:
Lippincott, 1958. A well-reviewed and very readable, sound, popular
work.
Zunder,
Theodore A. The Early Days of Joel Barlow: A Connecticut Wit.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1934. A literary study;
excellent bibliography.
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