02573cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000100010610000380011624501280015426400510028230000470033333600260038033700260040633800360043250000310046850801930049952013420069253400450203465300490207965300320212865300560216085600430221655499UtSlPG20260610134258.0mcr n260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF10011 aBourinot, John George,d1837-190210aOur Intellectual Strength and Weakness :bA Short Historical and Critical Review of Literature, Art and Education in Canada 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2017  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2017-09-07  aE-text prepared by Larry B. Harrison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"Our Intellectual Strength and Weakness" by John George Bourinot is a historical and critical review of literature, art, and education in Canada, written in the late 19th century. The work serves as a presidential address delivered to the Royal Society of Canada, and it reflects on the intellectual development of Canada, contrasting it with other regions such as New England. The text aims to illuminate Canada's cultural accomplishments and challenges, emphasizing the significance of intellectual pursuits beyond mere material success.  The opening of the work introduces a notion from James Russell Lowell about the dangers of prioritizing material wealth over cultural development, applying this critique to Canada. It sets the stage for Bourinot's exploration of Canada's intellectual landscape, presenting three well-defined eras in the country's advancement. He discusses the foundational French period, the subsequent British influence following the political transition, and the modern era characterized by a burgeoning sense of national identity. Bourinot draws from historical figures, cultural institutions, and prevalent attitudes to reflect on the ongoing struggle for a mature intellectual culture in Canada, setting a thoughtful tone for the detailed analysis that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aCanadian literature -- History and criticism  aCanada -- Intellectual life  aFrench-Canadian literature -- History and criticism40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55499