Cuthbert Wright was born in Elmira, New York, to Ella Vail Wright and William Edgar Wright, an Episcopalrector.[7] He went to college from 1910 to 1913 and 1916–1917,[8] attending Kent School in Connecticut.[7] From 1917 to 1919 he served in the army,[4] being sent to France in 1918 where he saw action as a private first class.[8] Over the years he travelled back and forth between the United States and France, from where he applied for leave to travel to various countries in Europe and the Middle East.[9]
After leaving France in 1922 he became a teacher in Kent, Connecticut.[10] He received a Bachelor's degree from Harvard, a certificate of merit from the University of Paris in 1930, a Master of Arts from the University of the South in Tennessee, and a Master of Arts, magna cum laude, from Laval University in Quebec in 1946. In the final eleven years of his life, Wright was head of the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts.[7]
Literary activitiesedit
'The Story of the Catholic Church' by Cuthbert Wright (New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1926)
In 1915 Wright published a book of poems, One Way of Love (London: Elkin Mathews), which was "strikingly Uranian" in nature.[11] Expressing – like the work of John Francis Bloxam and Montague Summers – a fascination with the beauty and majesty of high church rituals, Wright's poems conjure up "gorgeous (one of his favourite adjectives) ceremonies and splendid, transcendent rituals, full of incense and gold".[12] The choristers in his poems "are pagan demons in a Christian setting, 'childish Galahads in passionate red, / Each with his weight of crushing, golden hair'".[13] Kaylor (2010a) considers Wright to have been "well-versed in the Uranian material being written in England and [to have] sought to influence that English Uranian audience."[14]The Scotsman reviewed the volume as being "Calm, austere, and contemplative in feeling" as well as "always elevated in thought, and both smooth and scholarly, if sometimes disappointingly cold, in expression".[15]
Over twenty-five years, starting in the early 1920s, Wright contributed many reviews to The New York Times Book Review,[7] and throughout the 1930s and 1940s he wrote for the Catholic journal Commonweal. Book reviews by Wright also appeared in magazines such as The Freeman and The Dial.[16] His historical study The Story of the Catholic Church was published in 1926 (New York: Albert & Charles Boni).
A portrait of Wright by Rafael Sabatini was reproduced in vol. III, no. 2 (August 1922) of Gargoyle, an English-language little magazine published in Paris. The same issue contains a short story by Wright, 'Ganymede', about his encounter with a youth urinating on the flower beds of the Luxembourg Gardens, who "turns out to be Ganymede – the most unobtainable and most desirable of all boys".[13] Wright frequently contributed prose to Gargoyle.[17]
Cuthbert Wright died in Worcester[7] and was buried in Saint Anne Cemetery in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.[18][5]
Further readingedit
d'Arch-Smith, Timothy (1970), Love in Earnest: Some Notes on the Lives and Writings of English 'Uranian' Poets from 1889 to 1930 (London: Routledge & Kegan Paul)
Gomme, Laurence J. (Ed.) (1917), Eight Harvard Poets (Binghamton and New York: Vail-Ballou Company)
Kaylor, Michael Matthew (Ed.) (2010a), Lad's Love: An anthology of Uranian poetry and prose. Volume I: John Leslie Barford to Edward Cracroft Lefroy (Kansas City: Valancourt Books)
Kaylor, Michael Matthew (Ed.) (2010b), Lad's Love: An anthology of Uranian poetry and prose. Volume II: Edmund St. Gascoigne Mackie to Cuthbert Wright (Kansas City: Valancourt Books)
Ogrinc, Will H. L. (2017), Boyhood and Adolescence: A Selective Bibliography (Quintes-feuilles)
Webb, Paul I. (Ed.) (1990), Blue Boys: Poems by Philebus, Edmund John, Cuthbert Wright (London: The Gay Men's Press)
Notesedit
^The New York State Birth Index gives as date of birth March 20, 1892.[1] The 1900 and 1910 federal censuses and the 1905 New Jersey state census also declare for a birth in (March) 1892, but the 1940 federal census gives his age as 41. A number of passport applications give his date of birth as March 20, 1893.[2] Several obituaries state his age at death as 49, suggesting a year of birth of about 1899.[3] The headstone application for military veterans submitted for Wright has the year of birth 1899, crossed out and amended to 1893.[4] The headstone itself reads: "CUTHBERT V WRIGHT / MASSACHUSETTS / PFC / US ARMY / WORLD WAR 1 / MARCH 20 1899 / NOVEMBER 28 1948".[5] The year of birth 1899 – and/or the resultant notion that Wright's debut volume of poetry was published when he was an adolescent – is followed by Kaylor (2010b), who states that Wright wrote One Way of Love (1915) "at the age of sixteen", by Dynes (2016), who speaks of "the highly precocious Cuthbert Wright",[6] and by Ogrinc (2017), who says the volume was "published when he was a teenager."
Referencesedit
^New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Birth Index
^National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Volume #: Volume 177: Paris, France
^ abNational Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925–1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
^ abCalifornia State Library; Sacramento; Harvard´s Military Record in the World War
^National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Volume #: Box 13: Passport Numbers 118000 – 126999
^National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 2232; Volume #: Roll 2232 – Certificates: 273350-273849, 23 Apr 1923–24 Apr 1923
^Michael Matthew Kaylor, ed. (2010b). Lad's Love: An anthology of Uranian poetry and prose. Volume II: Edmund St. Gascoigne Mackie to Cuthbert Wright. Kansas City: Valancourt Books. p. 522.
^Paul I. Webb, ed. (1990). Blue Boys: Poems by Philebus, Edmund John, Cuthbert Wright. London: The Gay Men's Press. p. 5.
^ abTimothy d'Arch Smith (1970). Love in Earnest: Some Notes on the Lives and Writings of English 'Uranian' Poets from 1889 to 1930. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 141–142.
^Michael Matthew Kaylor, ed. (2010a). Lad's Love: An anthology of Uranian poetry and prose. Volume I: John Leslie Barford to Edward Cracroft Lefroy. Kansas City: Valancourt Books. p. cvii.
^"Cuthbert Wright". The Greenwich Village Bookshop Door: A Portal to Bohemia 1920–1925. Harry Ransom Center.
^Roza, Mathilde Helene (March 11, 2005). Following Strangers: The Life and Literary Career of Robert Myron Coates (1897-1973)(PDF) (Thesis). Radboud University Nijmegen. p. 90. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
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cuthbert, wright, cuthbert, vail, wright, march, 1892, november, 1948, american, literary, critic, writer, poet, educator, aged, about, 28borncuthbert, vail, wright, 1892, march, 1892elmira, york, united, statesdiednovember, 1948, 1948, aged, worcester, massac. Cuthbert Vail Wright March 20 1892 a November 28 1948 was an American literary critic writer poet and educator Cuthbert WrightCuthbert Wright aged about 28BornCuthbert Vail Wright 1892 03 20 March 20 1892Elmira New York United StatesDiedNovember 28 1948 1948 11 28 aged 55 Worcester Massachusetts United StatesNationalityAmericanOccupation s literary critic writer poet educator Contents 1 Education military service and teaching 2 Literary activities 3 Further reading 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksEducation military service and teaching editCuthbert Wright was born in Elmira New York to Ella Vail Wright and William Edgar Wright an Episcopal rector 7 He went to college from 1910 to 1913 and 1916 1917 8 attending Kent School in Connecticut 7 From 1917 to 1919 he served in the army 4 being sent to France in 1918 where he saw action as a private first class 8 Over the years he travelled back and forth between the United States and France from where he applied for leave to travel to various countries in Europe and the Middle East 9 After leaving France in 1922 he became a teacher in Kent Connecticut 10 He received a Bachelor s degree from Harvard a certificate of merit from the University of Paris in 1930 a Master of Arts from the University of the South in Tennessee and a Master of Arts magna cum laude from Laval University in Quebec in 1946 In the final eleven years of his life Wright was head of the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Assumption College in Worcester Massachusetts 7 Literary activities edit nbsp The Story of the Catholic Church by Cuthbert Wright New York Albert amp Charles Boni 1926 In 1915 Wright published a book of poems One Way of Love London Elkin Mathews which was strikingly Uranian in nature 11 Expressing like the work of John Francis Bloxam and Montague Summers a fascination with the beauty and majesty of high church rituals Wright s poems conjure up gorgeous one of his favourite adjectives ceremonies and splendid transcendent rituals full of incense and gold 12 The choristers in his poems are pagan demons in a Christian setting childish Galahads in passionate red Each with his weight of crushing golden hair 13 Kaylor 2010a considers Wright to have been well versed in the Uranian material being written in England and to have sought to influence that English Uranian audience 14 The Scotsman reviewed the volume as being Calm austere and contemplative in feeling as well as always elevated in thought and both smooth and scholarly if sometimes disappointingly cold in expression 15 Over twenty five years starting in the early 1920s Wright contributed many reviews to The New York Times Book Review 7 and throughout the 1930s and 1940s he wrote for the Catholic journal Commonweal Book reviews by Wright also appeared in magazines such as The Freeman and The Dial 16 His historical study The Story of the Catholic Church was published in 1926 New York Albert amp Charles Boni A portrait of Wright by Rafael Sabatini was reproduced in vol III no 2 August 1922 of Gargoyle an English language little magazine published in Paris The same issue contains a short story by Wright Ganymede about his encounter with a youth urinating on the flower beds of the Luxembourg Gardens who turns out to be Ganymede the most unobtainable and most desirable of all boys 13 Wright frequently contributed prose to Gargoyle 17 Cuthbert Wright died in Worcester 7 and was buried in Saint Anne Cemetery in Sturbridge Massachusetts 18 5 Further reading editd Arch Smith Timothy 1970 Love in Earnest Some Notes on the Lives and Writings of English Uranian Poets from 1889 to 1930 London Routledge amp Kegan Paul Gomme Laurence J Ed 1917 Eight Harvard Poets Binghamton and New York Vail Ballou Company Kaylor Michael Matthew Ed 2010a Lad s Love An anthology of Uranian poetry and prose Volume I John Leslie Barford to Edward Cracroft Lefroy Kansas City Valancourt Books Kaylor Michael Matthew Ed 2010b Lad s Love An anthology of Uranian poetry and prose Volume II Edmund St Gascoigne Mackie to Cuthbert Wright Kansas City Valancourt Books Ogrinc Will H L 2017 Boyhood and Adolescence A Selective Bibliography Quintes feuilles Webb Paul I Ed 1990 Blue Boys Poems by Philebus Edmund John Cuthbert Wright London The Gay Men s Press Notes edit The New York State Birth Index gives as date of birth March 20 1892 1 The 1900 and 1910 federal censuses and the 1905 New Jersey state census also declare for a birth in March 1892 but the 1940 federal census gives his age as 41 A number of passport applications give his date of birth as March 20 1893 2 Several obituaries state his age at death as 49 suggesting a year of birth of about 1899 3 The headstone application for military veterans submitted for Wright has the year of birth 1899 crossed out and amended to 1893 4 The headstone itself reads CUTHBERT V WRIGHT MASSACHUSETTS PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR 1 MARCH 20 1899 NOVEMBER 28 1948 5 The year of birth 1899 and or the resultant notion that Wright s debut volume of poetry was published when he was an adolescent is followed by Kaylor 2010b who states that Wright wrote One Way of Love 1915 at the age of sixteen by Dynes 2016 who speaks of the highly precocious Cuthbert Wright 6 and by Ogrinc 2017 who says the volume was published when he was a teenager References edit New York State Department of Health Albany NY USA New York State Birth Index National Archives and Records Administration NARA Washington D C Volume Volume 177 Paris France E g Assumption College Professor is Dead The North Adams Transcript November 29 1948 a b National Archives at Washington DC Washington DC USA Applications for Headstones for U S Military Veterans 1925 1941 NAID A1 2110 C Record Group Number 92 Record Group Title Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General a b Ancestry com U S Find a Grave Index 1600s Current database on line Lehi UT USA Ancestry com Operations Inc 2012 Dynes Wayne R ed 2016 The Encyclopedia of Homosexuality Volume II Abingdon and New York Routledge p 1009 a b c d e Cuthbert Wright Educator Writer The New York Times November 30 1948 p 27 a b California State Library Sacramento Harvard s Military Record in the World War National Archives and Records Administration NARA Washington D C Volume Box 13 Passport Numbers 118000 126999 National Archives and Records Administration NARA Washington D C Roll 2232 Volume Roll 2232 Certificates 273350 273849 23 Apr 1923 24 Apr 1923 Michael Matthew Kaylor ed 2010b Lad s Love An anthology of Uranian poetry and prose Volume II Edmund St Gascoigne Mackie to Cuthbert Wright Kansas City Valancourt Books p 522 Paul I Webb ed 1990 Blue Boys Poems by Philebus Edmund John Cuthbert Wright London The Gay Men s Press p 5 a b Timothy d Arch Smith 1970 Love in Earnest Some Notes on the Lives and Writings of English Uranian Poets from 1889 to 1930 London Routledge amp Kegan Paul pp 141 142 Michael Matthew Kaylor ed 2010a Lad s Love An anthology of Uranian poetry and prose Volume I John Leslie Barford to Edward Cracroft Lefroy Kansas City Valancourt Books p cvii Poetry The Scotsman April 19 1915 p 2 Cuthbert Wright The Greenwich Village Bookshop Door A Portal to Bohemia 1920 1925 Harry Ransom Center Roza Mathilde Helene March 11 2005 Following Strangers The Life and Literary Career of Robert Myron Coates 1897 1973 PDF Thesis Radboud University Nijmegen p 90 Retrieved November 14 2023 Ancestry com Massachusetts U S Death Index 1901 1980 database on line Provo UT USA Ancestry com Operations Inc 2013 External links editThe Story of the Catholic Church 1926 by Cuthbert Wright nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Cuthbert Vail Wright nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cuthbert Wright Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cuthbert Wright amp oldid 1218943687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
