Bücher von Brander Matthews

The Historical Novel And Other Essays is a collection of essays by Brander Matthews, an American writer and critic. The book includes several essays on the historical novel, a popular genre in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Matthews explores the origins of the historical novel, its development, and its place in literature. He also discusses the works of prominent historical novelists such as Walter Scott and Alexandre Dumas.In addition to the essays on the historical novel, the book includes several other essays on literature and writing. Matthews examines the art of storytelling, the role of the critic, and the importance of style in writing. He also offers his opinions on the works of several authors, including Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry James.Overall, The Historical Novel And Other Essays is a thought-provoking collection of essays that offers insights into the world of literature and writing. Matthews' writing is engaging and informative, making this book a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of the novel and the art of writing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Twenty-one plays from the drama of Greece, Rome, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Denmark, and Norway from 500 B.C. to 1879 A.D., selected and edited with notes, biographies, and bibliographies, by Brander Matthews. In the Introduction he states: "A collection of masterpieces of the drama extending over a score of centuries serves to make plain something which ought never to be overlooked. The principles of dramatic art are unchanging though the ages, the same today in Paris or in New York that they were in Athens twenty-four hundred years ago." At the time of original publication in 1916, Brander Matthews was Professor of Dramatic Literature in Columbia University, and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

"In this biography I have striven specially for three things:-- first, to set forth the facts of Moliere's life, stripped of all the legends which compass it about; second, to trace his development as a dramatist, making it plain how cautiously he advanced in his art and how slowly he reached the full expansion of his power; and thirdly, to show his intimate relation to the time in which he lived, the glittering beginning of the reign of Louis XIV. I have endeavored always to center attention on Moliere himself, the melancholy humorist who was companionable and friendly, and whose career was cut short before his genius had completely revealed itself. In one important particular this biography differs from most of the more recent attempts to consider Moliere's life. I have sought to establish it solidly on the admitted facts, and I have therefore resolutely refrained from utilizing two notorious libels, one on Moliere and the other on his widow, "Elomire Hypocondre" and the "Fameuse Comedienne." Holding these abusive pamphlets to be wholly beneath credence, I have borrowed no hints and I have drawn no inferences from either of them." At the time of original publication, Brander Matthews was Professor of Dramatic Literature in Columbia University, and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

CONTENTSPlaywrights on PlaymakingUndramatic CriticismOld Plays and New Playgoers Tragedies with Happy Endings On the Advantage of Having a Pattern Did Shakespeare Write Plays to Fit His Actors?Strange Shakespearian PerformancesThackeray and the TheaterMark Twain and the TheaterHenry James and the TheaterStage HumorThe "Old Comedies"The Organization of the TheaterMemories of ActorsAt the time of original publication in 1923, Brander Matthews was Professor of Dramatic Literature in Columbia University, and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.