Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929
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Author, critic, and member of the Columbia English Department Faculty from 1891-1924. Matthews was an influential figure in the literary and dramatic worlds of New York and London from the 1880s throughtout his life. He was a member of numerous social and literary organizations, serving as president of the Dunlap Society, the Modern Language Association, and the National Institute of Arts and Letters, among others.
From the description of Papers, 1877-1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122453391
Epithet: American author
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000135.0x0000d2
American writer.
From the description of Correspondence 1921-1926. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 50258934
American novelist and critic.
From the description of Letter, 1899 April 13, New York. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 14943315
BIOGHIST REQUIRED Author, critic, and member of the Columbia English Department Faculty from 1891-1924. Matthews was an influential figure in the literary and dramatic worlds of New York and London from the 1880s throughtout his life. He was a member of numerous social and literary organizations, serving as president of the Dunlap Society, the Modern Language Association, and the National Institute of Arts and Letters, among others.
From the guide to the Brander Matthews Papers, 1877-1962., (Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, )
American teacher and man of letters.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to the editor of Harper's weekly, 1891 Dec. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270637266
Author.
From the description of Papers of Brander Matthews [manuscript], 1879-1929. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647954095
Author and scholar Brander Mathews was born in New Orleans to a wealthy family, and educated in France and New York, earning a law degree from Columbia. A financial panic ruined the family fortune, allowing Matthews to begin a literary career. He wrote articles and criticism and translated French plays before finding success with plays of his own; in conjunction with his critical works, he became America's leading expert on drama, and one of the most influential critics of his time. He had an active social life and was friends with many of the key literary figures of his day. He also wrote essays, novels, and short stories, worked for social change, and was the first American professor of dramatic literature, at Columbia.
From the description of Brander Matthews letter to Dear Harry, 1890 April 29. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 67710351
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Subjects:
- American literature
- Theater
- Theater
- Theater
- Authors, American
- English language
- English literature
- Literature
- Male authors, American
- Spelling reform
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- England--London (as recorded)
- Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
- New York (State)--New York (as recorded)