Theodore Winthrop

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Theodore Winthrop

Theodore Winthrop (born September 22, 1828 New Haven , Connecticut , † June 10, 1861 battle at Big Bethel , Virginia ) was an American author and lawyer.

Life

Winthrop was born in New Haven , Connecticut . He is descended from Governor John Winthrop through his father and from Jonathan Edwards through his mother . After finishing school, he studied at Yale University , where he graduated in law in 1848. He then traveled to England and Europe for a year and then returned to the United States. He began writing his first short skits and stories. In 1861 he enrolled in the 7th Regiment of the New York State Militia . He followed a call to the troops of President Abraham Lincoln . He wrote an essay called Our March to Washington . After a short time in the military, he was promoted to major. In the skirmish at Big Bethel in Virginia on June 10, 1861, under the leadership of General Ebenezer W. Peirce , Winthrop fell. During an attack on the right flank of the southern military, the abolitionist Winthrop was fatally hit by a Minié bullet , which was reportedly fired by the Confederate fighting African American Sam Ashe.

Several of Winthrop's novels, for which he himself had not found a publisher during his lifetime, were only published after his death. These include the novels John Brent , Edwin Brothertoft , Cecil Dreeme , The Canoe and the Saddle and Life in the Open Air . His novel Cecil Dreeme is considered to be partly autobiographical and addresses the homoerotic love of a man for an artist in the dandy and bohemian society of New York.

Winthrop's sister, Laura Winthrop Johnson had collected his works in a collection Life and Poems of Theodore Winthrop and took care of the publication of the works after the death of her brother.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Homosexuality and Literature, Cecil Dreeme as a trailblazer for homoerotic literature ( memento of the original from January 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.homonauten.de

Works (selection)

  • John Brent
  • Edwin Brothertoft
  • Cecil Dreeme
  • The Canoe and the Saddle
  • Life in the open air

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Winthrop, Theodore
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author
DATE OF BIRTH September 22, 1828
DATE OF DEATH June 10, 1861
Place of death Virginia