Author
Brander Matthews
American academic (1852–1929)
📅 1852–1929 · 19th century📚 2 titlesEN 1ES 1
Biography
James Brander Matthews was an American academic, writer and literary critic. He was the first full-time professor of dramatic literature at Columbia University in New York and played a significant role in establishing theater as a subject worthy of formal study by academics. His interests ranged from Shakespeare, Molière, and Ibsen to French boulevard comedies, folk theater, and the new realism of his own time.
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