Project Gutenberg 2017-09-07 Public domain in the USA. 202 Bourinot, John George 1837 1902 Bourinot, J. G. (John George) Our Intellectual Strength and Weakness A Short Historical and Critical Review of Literature, Art and Education in Canada E-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) "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.) Reading ease score: 57.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Canadian literature -- History and criticism Canada -- Intellectual life French-Canadian literature -- History and criticism F1001 Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Other 376967 2025-07-22T07:45:45.504390 text/html 349204 2024-10-23T02:37:10 text/html 219710 2025-07-22T07:45:52.115363 application/epub+zip 220976 2025-07-22T07:45:46.982373 application/epub+zip 180101 2025-07-22T07:45:46.358385 application/epub+zip 318856 2025-07-22T07:45:55.704356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309626 2025-07-22T07:45:51.525367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258820 2022-08-25T05:30:34.566294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297304 2025-07-22T07:45:44.832412 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277333 2024-10-23T02:37:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17029 2025-07-22T07:45:55.836325 application/rdf+xml 6204 2025-07-22T07:45:46.468381 image/jpeg 1606 2025-07-22T07:45:46.414366 image/jpeg 221390 2025-07-22T07:45:45.535409 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia