Matthews, [James] Brander

21 February 1852 - 31 March 1929

American lawyer, English professor (at Columbia), and author; influential literary and drama critic (the first professor of drama at any American university, in fact). Well regarded once, quite obscure now.

Sites:
Brief biographical note
[Lawrence Oliver, U Texas A & M; Literary Encyclopedia]
Brief biographical note
[Bartleby.com]
Brief biographical note
[Wikipedia]
Brief biographical note
[The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, Bartleby.com]
Brief biographical note
[Literary Encyclopedia]
Brander Matthews Papers
A list of the holdings of Matthews materials at Columbia U Library; includes a biographical note. (Microsoft Word document)


Etexts:
"The Kinetoscope of Time" this link opens a new window
From the December 1895 issue of Scribner's magazine, at Cornell U's "Making of America"
note: stories at Cornell's "Making of America" project are available in multiple formats (image, pdf, plain text). This link is to the images — e-facsimiles, basically — but other viewing options are readily available (click on a page number, then select another "View As" option).
"A Primer of Imaginary Geography" this link opens a new window
from the December 1894 issue of Scribner's magazine, at Cornell U's "Making of America"
see the note above re: stories at Cornell's "Making of America" project
"The Rival Ghosts" this link opens a new window
from the May 1884 issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine, at Cornell U's "Making of America"
see the note above re: stories at Cornell's "Making of America" project
   Brander Matthews

"Brander Matthews."